Document and Entity Information Document (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Eaton Corp plc
Entity Central Index Key	0001551182
Trading Symbol	ETN
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q4
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 31,200
Entity Ordinary Shares, Shares Outstanding		475.3