Note 1: Acquisitions, Dispositions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)		Balance as of January 1, 2012		Goodwill resulting from business combinations		Foreign currency translation and other		Balance as of June 30, 2012
Otis		$	1,516	$	8	$	(37)	$	1,487
UTC Climate, Controls & Security			9,758		36		(178)		9,616
Pratt & Whitney			1,223		254		(543)		934
Hamilton Sundstrand			4,475		-		(744)		3,731
Sikorsky			348		-		-		348
Total Segments			17,320		298		(1,502)		16,116
Eliminations and other			623		-		(623)		-
	Total	$	17,943	$	298	$	(2,125)	$	16,116

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

			June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
(Dollars in millions)			Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized:
	Service portfolios		$	2,031	$	(1,100)	$	2,036	$	(1,060)
	Patents and trademarks			390		(153)		463		(183)
	IAE collaboration			1,244		-		-		-
	Other, principally customer relationships			3,173		(1,418)		3,329		(1,429)
				6,838		(2,671)		5,828		(2,672)
Unamortized:
	Trademarks and other			726				762
		Total	$	7,564	$	(2,671)	$	6,590	$	(2,672)

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)
Current assets		$	1,565
Noncurrent assets			902
	Total assets	$	2,467
Current liabilities		$	1,465
Noncurrent liabilities			902
	Total liabilities	$	2,367