SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - Realignment of organizational structure [Member]	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 Segments
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Date of subsequent event	Jul. 22, 2016
Description of subsequent event	In July 2016, the Company announced that it is realigning the business units comprising its Automation and Control Solutions business segment by forming two new business segments: Home and Building Technologies (HBT) and Safety and Productivity Solutions (SPS). HBT will include Environmental & Energy Solutions, Security and Fire, and Building Solutions and Distribution. Additionally, the Industrial Combustion/Thermal business, previously part of Environmental & Energy Solutions in ACS, will become part of Performance Materials and Technologies. SPS will include Sensing & Productivity Solutions and Industrial Safety, as well as the Intelligrated acquisition after it closes. Under the realigned segment reporting structure, the Company will have four business segments: Aerospace, Performance Materials and Technologies, HBT, and SPS. The Company intends to report its financial performance based on this realignment effective with the reporting of third quarter 2016 results.
Number of reportable segments	4

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