Guarantor Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 897.9	$ 1,937.2	$ 659.2	$ 708.4
Accounts and notes receivable, net	2,086.1	2,071.5
Inventories	1,348.4	1,166.1
Other current assets	554.0	541.9
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	0	0
Total current assets	4,886.4	5,716.7
Investment in affiliates	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,468.3	1,468.4
Intangible assets, net	9,422.0	9,462.6
Other noncurrent assets	997.3	1,010.4
Total assets	16,774.0	17,658.1
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	3,028.7	3,040.9
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	373.9	367.7
Accounts and note payable affiliates	0	0
Total current liabilities	3,402.6	3,408.6
Long-term debt	3,152.3	3,153.5
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,869.4	3,964.7
Total liabilities	10,424.3	10,526.8
Equity:
Total equity	6,349.7	7,131.3	7,347.5	7,229.3
Total liabilities and equity	16,774.0	17,658.1
IR Ireland [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts and notes receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0.3	0.1
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	296.5	1,086.9
Total current assets	296.8	1,087.0
Investment in affiliates	8,770.2	8,697.8
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	0	0
Total assets	9,067.0	9,784.8
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	7.5	30.6
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts and note payable affiliates	2,774.3	2,685.3
Total current liabilities	2,781.8	2,715.9
Long-term debt	0	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	2,781.8	2,715.9
Equity:
Total equity	6,285.2	7,068.9
Total liabilities and equity	9,067.0	9,784.8
IR Global [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	975.3	0	61.9
Accounts and notes receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	23.9	0.2
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	0.8	1,496.6
Total current assets	24.7	2,472.1
Investment in affiliates	6,214.3	7,144.5
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	199.7	18.8
Total assets	6,438.7	9,635.4
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	25.9	27.5
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts and note payable affiliates	41.9	5,982.2
Total current liabilities	67.8	6,009.7
Long-term debt	2,295.8	2,295.7
Other noncurrent liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	2,363.6	8,305.4
Equity:
Total equity	4,075.1	1,330.0
Total liabilities and equity	6,438.7	9,635.4
IR Limited [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts and notes receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	309.6	309.6
Total current assets	309.6	309.6
Investment in affiliates	9,574.3	13,696.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	0	(4.3)
Total assets	9,883.9	14,001.3
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	0	0
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts and note payable affiliates	3,794.4	3,780.6
Total current liabilities	3,794.4	3,780.6
Long-term debt	0	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	3,794.4	3,780.6
Equity:
Total equity	6,089.5	10,220.7
Total liabilities and equity	9,883.9	14,001.3
IR International [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0.2	0	0	0
Accounts and notes receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	8,452.7	2.3
Total current assets	8,452.9	2.3
Investment in affiliates	2,511.3	11,339.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	0.2	0.3
Total assets	10,964.4	11,341.6
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	5.3	12.1
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts and note payable affiliates	0	4,803.3
Total current liabilities	5.3	4,815.4
Long-term debt	299.8	299.8
Other noncurrent liabilities	3.8	3.8
Total liabilities	308.9	5,119.0
Equity:
Total equity	10,655.5	6,222.6
Total liabilities and equity	10,964.4	11,341.6
IR New Jersey [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	21.2	59.6	91.4	59.1
Accounts and notes receivable, net	138.5	149.4
Inventories	67.3	70.5
Other current assets	122.4	127.6
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	9,200.3	11,683.7
Total current assets	9,549.7	12,090.8
Investment in affiliates	14,232.3	15,923.4
Property, plant and equipment, net	297.1	293.3
Intangible assets, net	62.9	85.7
Other noncurrent assets	673.0	298.2
Total assets	24,815.0	28,691.4
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	453.0	440.8
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	350.5	350.5
Accounts and note payable affiliates	18,558.2	16,217.4
Total current liabilities	19,361.7	17,008.7
Long-term debt	357.2	357.2
Other noncurrent liabilities	1,280.2	877.3
Total liabilities	20,999.1	18,243.2
Equity:
Total equity	3,815.9	10,448.2
Total liabilities and equity	24,815.0	28,691.4
Other Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	876.5	902.3	567.8	587.4
Accounts and notes receivable, net	1,947.6	1,922.1
Inventories	1,281.1	1,095.6
Other current assets	407.4	414.0
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	23,425.5	27,616.6
Total current assets	27,938.1	31,950.6
Investment in affiliates	3,474.2	42,714.1
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,171.2	1,175.1
Intangible assets, net	9,359.1	9,376.9
Other noncurrent assets	677.7	697.4
Total assets	42,620.3	85,914.1
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	2,537.0	2,529.9
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	23.4	17.2
Accounts and note payable affiliates	16,598.0	8,809.0
Total current liabilities	19,158.4	11,356.1
Long-term debt	199.5	200.8
Other noncurrent liabilities	7,573.7	3,083.6
Total liabilities	26,931.6	14,640.5
Equity:
Total equity	15,688.7	71,273.6
Total liabilities and equity	42,620.3	85,914.1
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts and notes receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	(41,685.4)	(42,195.7)
Total current assets	(41,685.4)	(42,195.7)
Investment in affiliates	(44,776.6)	(99,514.8)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	(553.3)	0
Total assets	(87,015.3)	(141,710.5)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	0	0
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts and note payable affiliates	(41,766.8)	(42,277.8)
Total current liabilities	(41,766.8)	(42,277.8)
Long-term debt	0	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	(4,988.3)	0
Total liabilities	(46,755.1)	(42,277.8)
Equity:
Total equity	(40,260.2)	(99,432.7)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (87,015.3)	$ (141,710.5)