Performance Graph - Unaudited (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Performance Graph [Abstract]

Cumulative Total Shareholder Return [Table Text Block]

COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE FIVE YEAR TOTAL RETURN

	December
	2010		2011		2012		2013		2014		2015
United Technologies Corporation	$	100.00	$	95.03	$	109.38	$	155.18	$	160.13	$	137.06
S&P 500 Index	$	100.00	$	102.11	$	118.45	$	156.82	$	178.29	$	180.75
Dow Jones Industrial Average	$	100.00	$	108.38	$	119.48	$	154.91	$	170.46	$	170.83