Note 18: Segment Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Text Block]

							Net Sales						Operating Profits
(Dollars in millions)							2011		2010		2009		2011		2010		2009
Otis							$	12,437	$	11,579	$	11,723	$	2,815	$	2,575	$	2,447
Carrier								11,969		11,386		11,335		1,520		1,062		740
UTC Fire & Security								6,895		6,490		5,503		692		714		493
Pratt & Whitney								13,430		12,935		12,392		1,999		1,987		1,835
Hamilton Sundstrand								6,150		5,608		5,560		1,082		918		857
Sikorsky								7,355		6,684		6,287		840		716		608
Total segment								58,236		54,682		52,800		8,948		7,972		6,980
Eliminations and other								(46)		(356)		(375)		(430)		(409)		(255)
General corporate expenses								-		-		-		(419)		(377)		(348)
Consolidated							$	58,190	$	54,326	$	52,425	$	8,099	$	7,186	$	6,377
	Total Assets						Capital Expenditures						Depreciation & Amortization
(Dollars in millions)	2011		2010		2009		2011		2010		2009		2011		2010		2009
Otis	$	8,717	$	8,097	$	7,908	$	75	$	55	$	67	$	223	$	211	$	204
Carrier		9,432		9,472		9,804		189		138		90		164		183		191
UTC Fire & Security		12,198		12,365		10,304		116		96		72		268		274		214
Pratt & Whitney		10,705		10,139		10,063		290		321		288		332		340		329
Hamilton Sundstrand		8,593		8,540		8,509		163		117		114		172		172		174
Sikorsky		4,628		4,521		4,167		92		108		95		84		83		68
Total segment		54,273		53,134		50,755		925		835		726		1,243		1,263		1,180
Eliminations and other		7,179		5,359		5,007		58		30		100		104		93		78
Consolidated	$	61,452	$	58,493	$	55,762	$	983	$	865	$	826	$	1,347	$	1,356	$	1,258

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Text Block]

		External Net Sales						Operating Profits						Long-Lived Assets
(Dollars in millions)		2011		2010		2009		2011		2010		2009		2011		2010		2009
United States Operations		$	30,438	$	28,911	$	27,990	$	4,586	$	4,112	$	3,771	$	2,974	$	3,013	$	3,096
International Operations
	Europe		12,601		11,957		12,216		2,136		1,872		1,743		1,210		1,282		1,346
	Asia Pacific		9,394		7,986		7,173		1,513		1,229		990		883		839		845
	Other		5,380		5,374		4,991		713		759		476		760		804		714
Eliminations and other			377		98		55		(849)		(786)		(603)		374		342		363
Consolidated		$	58,190	$	54,326	$	52,425	$	8,099	$	7,186	$	6,377	$	6,201	$	6,280	$	6,364

(Dollars in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Europe	$	2,310	$	1,918	$	2,089
Asia Pacific		2,506		2,688		2,430
Other		3,141		2,690		2,477
	$	7,957	$	7,296	$	6,996

Schedule Of Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Long Lived Assets In Individual Foreign Countries By Country [Text Block]

		External Net Sales						Operating Profits						Long-Lived Assets
(Dollars in millions)		2011		2010		2009		2011		2010		2009		2011		2010		2009
United States Operations		$	30,438	$	28,911	$	27,990	$	4,586	$	4,112	$	3,771	$	2,974	$	3,013	$	3,096
International Operations
	Europe		12,601		11,957		12,216		2,136		1,872		1,743		1,210		1,282		1,346
	Asia Pacific		9,394		7,986		7,173		1,513		1,229		990		883		839		845
	Other		5,380		5,374		4,991		713		759		476		760		804		714
Eliminations and other			377		98		55		(849)		(786)		(603)		374		342		363
Consolidated		$	58,190	$	54,326	$	52,425	$	8,099	$	7,186	$	6,377	$	6,201	$	6,280	$	6,364

Schedule Of Revenue By Major Customers By Reporting Segments Table [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Pratt & Whitney	$	3,696	$	4,081	$	3,942
Hamilton Sundstrand		1,043		1,137		1,230
Sikorsky		4,967		4,529		3,979
Other		125		153		127
	$	9,831	$	9,900	$	9,278