Guarantor Financial Information (Prior Period Adjustment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Net revenues	$ 2,722.9	$ 2,639.0	$ 12,350.5
Operating income	155.0	120.0	1,105.0
Net earnings (loss)	83.6	94.6	653.9
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc	79.0	88.0	618.8
Total assets	16,774.0		17,658.1
Total liabilities	10,424.3		10,526.8
Total equity	6,349.7	7,347.5	7,131.3	7,229.3
Net cash from operating activities	(126.0)	(8.0)	1,170.4
Net cash from investing activities	(52.2)	(67.2)	(215.4)
Net cash from financing activities	(851.6)	26.6	346.6
IR New Jersey [Member]
Net revenues	229.8	225.5	922.1
Operating income	(10.0)	(2.3)	1.3
Net earnings (loss)	(26.6)	1.5	1.0
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc	(26.6)	1.5	1.0
Total assets	24,815.0		28,691.4
Total liabilities	20,999.1		18,243.2
Total equity	3,815.9		10,448.2
Net cash from operating activities	154.6	(204.6)	(282.7)
Net cash from investing activities	(20.3)	(20.6)	(78.2)
Net cash from financing activities	(172.7)	257.5	361.4
IR New Jersey [Member] | As previously reported [Member]
Net revenues			1,674.0
Operating income			64.6
Net earnings (loss)			50.4
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc			49.2
Total assets			51,513.9
Total liabilities			13,755.7
Total equity			37,758.2
Net cash from operating activities			462.3
Net cash from investing activities			(140.7)
Net cash from financing activities			657.8
IR New Jersey [Member] | As revised [Member]
Net revenues			922.1
Operating income			1.3
Net earnings (loss)			1.0
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc			1.0
Total assets			28,691.4
Total liabilities			18,243.2
Total equity			10,448.2
Net cash from operating activities			(282.7)
Net cash from investing activities			(78.2)
Net cash from financing activities			361.4
IR New Jersey [Member] | Adjustment [Member]
Net revenues			(751.9)
Operating income			(63.3)
Net earnings (loss)			(49.4)
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc			(48.2)
Total assets			(22,822.5)
Total liabilities			4,487.5
Total equity			(27,310.0)
Net cash from operating activities			(745.0)
Net cash from investing activities			62.5
Net cash from financing activities			(296.4)
Other Subsidiaries [Member]
Net revenues	2,493.1	2,413.5	11,428.4
Operating income	167.2	125.3	1,164.2
Net earnings (loss)	215.8	305.4	1,908.9
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc	211.3	288.8	1,870.8
Total assets	42,620.3		85,914.1
Total liabilities	26,931.6		14,640.5
Total equity	15,688.7		71,273.6
Net cash from operating activities	679.9	242.5	4,967.3
Net cash from investing activities	(31.9)	(46.6)	(137.2)
Net cash from financing activities	(664.3)	(214.9)	(4,442.4)
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | As previously reported [Member]
Net revenues			10,676.5
Operating income			1,100.9
Net earnings (loss)			1,917.0
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc			1,880.1
Total assets			42,023.0
Total liabilities			(1,998.2)
Total equity			44,021.2
Net cash from operating activities			4,298.9
Net cash from investing activities			(74.7)
Net cash from financing activities			(4,738.8)
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | As revised [Member]
Net revenues			11,428.4
Operating income			1,164.2
Net earnings (loss)			1,908.9
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc			1,870.8
Total assets			85,914.1
Total liabilities			14,640.5
Total equity			71,273.6
Net cash from operating activities			4,967.3
Net cash from investing activities			(137.2)
Net cash from financing activities			(4,442.4)
Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Adjustment [Member]
Net revenues			751.9
Operating income			63.3
Net earnings (loss)			(8.1)
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc			(9.3)
Total assets			43,891.1
Total liabilities			16,638.7
Total equity			27,252.4
Net cash from operating activities			668.4
Net cash from investing activities			(62.5)
Net cash from financing activities			296.4
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Net revenues	0	0	0
Operating income	0	0	0
Net earnings (loss)	(309.5)	(593.5)	(4,091.3)
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc	(309.6)	(583.5)	(4,088.3)
Total assets	(87,015.3)		(141,710.5)
Total liabilities	(46,755.1)		(42,277.8)
Total equity	(40,260.2)		(99,432.7)
Net cash from operating activities	(926.2)	(0.4)	(3,240.0)
Net cash from investing activities	0	0	0
Net cash from financing activities	926.2	0.4	3,240.0
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | As previously reported [Member]
Net revenues			0
Operating income			0
Net earnings (loss)			(4,148.8)
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc			(4,145.8)
Total assets			(120,641.9)
Total liabilities			(21,151.6)
Total equity			(99,490.3)
Net cash from operating activities			(3,316.6)
Net cash from investing activities			0
Net cash from financing activities			3,240.0
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | As revised [Member]
Net revenues			0
Operating income			0
Net earnings (loss)			(4,091.3)
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc			(4,088.3)
Total assets			(141,710.5)
Total liabilities			(42,277.8)
Total equity			(99,432.7)
Net cash from operating activities			(3,240.0)
Net cash from investing activities			0
Net cash from financing activities			3,240.0
Consolidating Adjustments [Member] | Adjustment [Member]
Net revenues			0
Operating income			0
Net earnings (loss)			57.5
Net earnings attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc			57.5
Total assets			(21,068.6)
Total liabilities			(21,126.2)
Total equity			57.6
Net cash from operating activities			76.6
Net cash from investing activities			0
Net cash from financing activities			$ 0