Business Segment and Geographic Region Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Information - Net sales, Segment operating profit (lLoss), and Corporate

Business Segment Information
	2011			2010			2009
Net sales
Electrical Americas	$	4,192		$	3,675		$	3,410
Electrical Rest of World	2,984			2,748			2,483
Hydraulics	2,835			2,212			1,692
Aerospace	1,648			1,536			1,602
Truck	2,644			1,997			1,457
Automotive	1,746			1,547			1,229
Total net sales	$	16,049		$	13,715		$	11,873
Segment operating profit
Electrical Americas	$	605		$	529		$	518
Electrical Rest of World	278			264			107
Hydraulics	438			279			51
Aerospace	244			220			245
Truck	486			245			39
Automotive	209			163			(10		)
Total segment operating profit	2,260			1,700			950
Corporate
Amortization of intangible assets	(190		)	(181		)	(170		)
Interest expense-net	(118		)	(136		)	(150		)
Pension and other postretirement benefits expense	(142		)	(120		)	(212		)
Other corporate expense-net	(257		)	(227		)	(115		)
Income before income taxes	1,553			1,036			303
Income tax expense (benefit)	201			99			(82		)
Net income	1,352			937			385
Less net income for noncontrolling interests	(2		)	(8		)	(2		)
Net income attributable to Eaton common shareholders	$	1,350		$	929		$	383

Business Segment Information - Acquisition integration charges

Business segment operating profit was reduced by acquisition integration charges as follows:

	2011		2010		2009
Electrical Americas	$	8	$	2	$	4
Electrical Rest of World	2		33		60
Hydraulics	4		1		3
Aerospace	—		4		12
Automotive	—		—		1
Total	$	14	$	40	$	80

Business Segment Information - Identifiable assets, Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment, and Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment

Business Segment Information

	2011		2010		2009
Identifiable assets
Electrical Americas	$	1,364	$	1,272	$	1,050
Electrical Rest of World	1,531		1,630		1,625
Hydraulics	1,265		1,080		939
Aerospace	754		726		729
Truck	920		866		797
Automotive	863		904		866
Total identifiable assets	6,697		6,478		6,006
Goodwill	5,537		5,454		5,435
Other intangible assets	2,192		2,272		2,441
Corporate	3,447		3,048		2,400
Total assets	$	17,873	$	17,252	$	16,282
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment
Electrical Americas	$	65	$	59	$	30
Electrical Rest of World	52		49		39
Hydraulics	70		45		21
Aerospace	21		21		16
Truck	80		59		30
Automotive	92		61		24
Total	380		294		160
Corporate	188		100		35
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment	$	568	$	394	$	195
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Electrical Americas	$	53	$	55	$	56
Electrical Rest of World	58		56		61
Hydraulics	54		52		57
Aerospace	26		25		26
Truck	74		76		83
Automotive	73		77		85
Total	338		341		368
Corporate	29		28		30
Total depreciation of property, plant and equipment	$	367	$	369	$	398

Geographic Region Information - Net sales and long-lived assets

Net sales are measured based on the geographic destination of sales. Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment-net.

	2011		2010		2009
Net sales
United States	$	7,165	$	6,166	$	5,574
Canada	815		666		562
Latin America	1,952		1,629		1,159
Europe	4,092		3,532		3,157
Asia Pacific	2,025		1,722		1,421
Total	$	16,049	$	13,715	$	11,873
Long-lived assets
United States	$	1,227	$	1,102	$	1,024
Canada	27		25		23
Latin America	247		275		272
Europe	649		664		748
Asia Pacific	452		411		378
Total	$	2,602	$	2,477	$	2,445