Business Segment Information (Summary of Operations by Reportable Segments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Net revenues	$ 3,670.5	$ 3,567.8	$ 10,579.5	$ 10,150.1
Operating income	506.1	511.7	1,278.7	1,250.4
Climate [Member]
Net revenues	2,939.3	2,838.1	8,407.2	7,986.4
Segment operating income	480.1	474.7	1,224.5	1,188.8
Industrial [Member]
Net revenues	731.2	729.7	2,172.3	2,163.7
Segment operating income	89.0	80.9	247.0	215.0
Unallocated Amount to Segment [Member]
Unallocated corporate expense	$ (63.0)	$ (43.9)	$ 192.8	$ 153.4

Segment operating income is the measure of profit and loss that the Company’s chief operating decision maker uses to evaluate the financial performance of the business and as the basis for performance recviews, compensation and resource allocation. For these reasons, the Company believes that Segment operating income represents the most relevant measure of segment profit and loss. The Company may exclude certain charges or gains from Operating income to arrive at a Segment operating income that is a more meaningful measure of profit and loss upon within to base its operating decisions.

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Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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