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Divestitures and Discontinued Operations Divestiture - Net earnings (loss) schedule (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Net revenues $ 12,891.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 12,350.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 11,988.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ingersoll-Rand plc 931.7us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 618.8us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,018.6us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Earnings Per Share, Diluted $ 3.40us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 2.07us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 3.28us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Hussmann Divestiture [Member]      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Gain (loss) on sale/asset impairment $ 0ir_Disposalgroupnotdiscontinuedoperationgainlossondisposalandwritedown
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$ 0ir_Disposalgroupnotdiscontinuedoperationgainlossondisposalandwritedown
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$ 4.5ir_Disposalgroupnotdiscontinuedoperationgainlossondisposalandwritedown
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