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Acquisitions, Dispositions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (IAE Collaboration) (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
IAE Collaboration [Member]  
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]  
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage 61.00%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage
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= utx_IAECollaborationMember
International Aero Engines AG [Member]  
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]  
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage 49.50%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage
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= utx_InternationalAeroEnginesAGMember