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Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]      
Four Quarter Rolling Average of Notional Amount of Foreign Exchange Contracts Hedging Foreign Currency Transactions $ 14,500,000,000utx_FourQuarterRollingAverageOfNotionalAmountOfForeignExchangeContractsHedgingForeignCurrencyTransactions   $ 13,900,000,000utx_FourQuarterRollingAverageOfNotionalAmountOfForeignExchangeContractsHedgingForeignCurrencyTransactions
Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments 18,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments 26,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments  
Payments for (Proceeds from) Derivative Instrument, Investing Activities $ (569,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities $ 113,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities