Debt	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
DEBT	DEBT On June 16, 2011, Eaton issued $300 floating rate senior unsecured Notes due June 16, 2014 (the Notes). The Notes bear interest annually at a floating rate, reset quarterly, equal to the three-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollars plus .33% (33 basis points). Interest is payable quarterly in arrears. The Notes contain a provision which requires the Company to make an offer to purchase all or any part of the Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest if certain change of control events occur. The Notes are subject to customary non-financial covenants. Eaton refinanced a $500, five-year revolving credit facility in June 2011 (the Facility). This refinancing maintains long-term revolving credit facilities at a total of $1.5 billion. The revolving credit facility is used to support commercial paper borrowings. The Facility will expire June 16, 2016, replacing a $500 facility that had been set to expire on September 1, 2011.

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On June 16, 2011, Eaton issued $300 floating rate senior unsecured Notes due June 16, 2014 (the Notes). The Notes bear interest annually at a floating rate, reset quarterly, equal to the three-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollars plus .33% (33 basis points). Interest is payable quarterly in arrears. The Notes contain a provision which requires the Company to make an offer to purchase all or any part of the Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest if certain change of control events occur. The Notes are subject to customary non-financial covenants.

Eaton refinanced a $500, five-year revolving credit facility in June 2011 (the Facility). This refinancing maintains long-term revolving credit facilities at a total of $1.5 billion. The revolving credit facility is used to support commercial paper borrowings. The Facility will expire June 16, 2016, replacing a $500 facility that had been set to expire on September 1, 2011.