Guarantor Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 929.8	$ 1,937.2	$ 2,026.8	$ 708.4
Accounts and notes receivable, net	2,449.4	2,071.5
Inventories	1,388.9	1,166.1
Other current assets	558.4	541.9
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	0	0
Total current assets	5,326.5	5,716.7
Investment in affiliates	0	0
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,472.7	1,468.4
Intangible assets, net	9,383.9	9,462.6
Other noncurrent assets	976.3	1,010.4
Total assets	17,159.4	17,658.1
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	3,338.4	3,040.9
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	915.7	367.7
Accounts and note payable affiliates	0	0
Total current liabilities	4,254.1	3,408.6
Long-term debt	2,646.5	3,153.5
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,818.7	3,964.7
Total liabilities	10,719.3	10,526.8
Equity:
Total equity	6,440.1	7,131.3	7,176.2	7,229.3
Total liabilities and equity	17,159.4	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	0.2	0.1
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	66.2	1,086.9
Total current assets	66.4	1,087.0
Investment in affiliates	9,164.3	8,697.8
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	0.3	0
Total assets	9,231.0	9,784.8
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	7.8	30.6
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts and note payable affiliates	2,840.9	2,685.3
Total current liabilities	2,848.7	2,715.9
Long-term debt	0	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	2,848.7	2,715.9
Equity:
Total equity	6,382.3	7,068.9
Total liabilities and equity	9,231.0	9,784.8
IR Global [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0.1	975.3	1,270.0	61.9
Accounts and notes receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	25.7	0.2
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	197.6	1,496.6
Total current assets	223.4	2,472.1
Investment in affiliates	6,418.5	7,144.5
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	199.1	18.8
Total assets	6,841.0	9,635.4
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	26.5	27.5
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	38.5	0
Accounts and note payable affiliates	231.0	5,982.2
Total current liabilities	296.0	6,009.7
Long-term debt	2,295.9	2,295.7
Other noncurrent liabilities	1.3	0
Total liabilities	2,593.2	8,305.4
Equity:
Total equity	4,247.8	1,330.0
Total liabilities and equity	6,841.0	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	0.1	0
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	324.5	309.6
Total current assets	324.6	309.6
Investment in affiliates	12,685.3	13,696.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	0	(4.3)
Total assets	13,009.9	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	762.8	3,780.6
Total current liabilities	762.8	3,780.6
Long-term debt	0	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	762.8	3,780.6
Equity:
Total equity	12,247.1	10,220.7
Total liabilities and equity	13,009.9	14,001.3
IR International [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	8,459.2	2.3
Total current assets	8,459.2	2.3
Investment in affiliates	3,550.5	11,339.0
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	0.2	0.3
Total assets	12,009.9	11,341.6
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	1.8	12.1
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	299.9	0
Accounts and note payable affiliates	708.4	4,803.3
Total current liabilities	1,010.1	4,815.4
Long-term debt	0	299.8
Other noncurrent liabilities	3.8	3.8
Total liabilities	1,013.9	5,119.0
Equity:
Total equity	10,996.0	6,222.6
Total liabilities and equity	12,009.9	11,341.6
IR New Jersey [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	107.3	59.6	314.5	59.1
Accounts and notes receivable, net	136.8	149.4
Inventories	87.2	70.5
Other current assets	115.6	127.6
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	10,043.0	11,683.7
Total current assets	10,489.9	12,090.8
Investment in affiliates	14,938.8	15,923.4
Property, plant and equipment, net	301.9	293.3
Intangible assets, net	62.9	85.7
Other noncurrent assets	643.6	298.2
Total assets	26,437.1	28,691.4
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	430.1	440.8
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	350.5	350.5
Accounts and note payable affiliates	19,610.4	16,217.4
Total current liabilities	20,391.0	17,008.7
Long-term debt	349.7	357.2
Other noncurrent liabilities	1,301.5	877.3
Total liabilities	22,042.2	18,243.2
Equity:
Total equity	4,394.9	10,448.2
Total liabilities and equity	26,437.1	28,691.4
Other Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	822.4	902.3	442.3	587.4
Accounts and notes receivable, net	2,312.6	1,922.1
Inventories	1,301.7	1,095.6
Other current assets	416.8	414.0
Accounts and notes receivable affiliates	22,951.4	27,616.6
Total current assets	27,804.9	31,950.6
Investment in affiliates	8,002.4	42,714.1
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,170.8	1,175.1
Intangible assets, net	9,321.0	9,376.9
Other noncurrent assets	656.3	697.4
Total assets	46,955.4	85,914.1
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accruals	2,872.2	2,529.9
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	226.8	17.2
Accounts and note payable affiliates	17,971.3	8,809.0
Total current liabilities	21,070.3	11,356.1
Long-term debt	0.9	200.8
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,035.3	3,083.6
Total liabilities	24,106.5	14,640.5
Equity:
Total equity	22,848.9	71,273.6
Total liabilities and equity	46,955.4	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	(42,041.9)	(42,195.7)
Total current assets	(42,041.9)	(42,195.7)
Investment in affiliates	(54,759.8)	(99,514.8)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other noncurrent assets	(523.2)	0
Total assets	(97,324.9)	(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	(42,124.8)	(42,277.8)
Total current liabilities	(42,124.8)	(42,277.8)
Long-term debt	0	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	(523.2)	0
Total liabilities	(42,648.0)	(42,277.8)
Equity:
Total equity	(54,676.9)	(99,432.7)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (97,324.9)	$ (141,710.5)