Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Expense for environmental remediation	$ 2.4	$ 1.8
Reserves for environmental matters	47.7		47.9
Reserves for environmental matters, current	15.7		13.5
Percentage of non-malignant claims, minimum	80.00%		80.00%
Total current standard product warranty reserve	130.4		127.9
Total current extended warranty liability	97.6		98.5
Commitments and performance guarantees	443.3
Trane [Member]
Settled with majority of insurers	95.00%
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Reserves for environmental matters	39.9		42.1
Extended Warranty [Member]
Product warranty expense	$ 12.7	$ 12.4