Acquisitions of Businesses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business Combinations [Abstract]

ACQUISITIONS OF BUSINESSES

ACQUISITIONS OF BUSINESSES

Eaton acquired businesses and entered into joint ventures in separate transactions for combined net cash purchase prices of $325 in 2011, $222 in 2010, and $10 in 2009. The Consolidated Statements of Income include the results of these businesses from the dates of the transactions or formation. These transactions are summarized below:

Acquired businesses and joint ventures	Date of transaction	Business segment	Annual sales
E.A. Pedersen Company	December 29, 2011	Electrical Americas	$37 for 2011
A United States manufacturer of medium voltage switchgear, metal-clad switchgear, power control buildings and relay control panels primarily for the electrical utilities industry.
IE Power, Inc.	August 31, 2011	Electrical Americas	$5 for 2010
A Canadian provider of high power inverters for a variety of mission-critical applications including solar, wind and battery energy storage.
E. Begerow GmbH & Co. KG	August 15, 2011	Hydraulics	$84 for 2010
A German system provider of advanced liquid filtration solutions. This business develops and produces technologically innovative filter media and filtration systems for food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical and industrial applications.
ACTOM Low Voltage	June 30, 2011	Electrical Rest of World	$65 for the year ended May 31, 2011
A South African manufacturer and supplier of motor control components, engineered electrical distribution systems and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems.
C.I. ESI de Colombia S.A.	June 2, 2011	Electrical Americas	$8 for 2010
A Colombian distributor of industrial electrical equipment and engineering services in the Colombian market, focused on oil and gas, mining, and industrial and commercial construction.
Internormen Technology Group	May 12, 2011	Hydraulics	$55 for 2010
A Germany-based manufacturer of hydraulic filtration and instrumentation with sales and distribution subsidiaries in China, the United States, India and Brazil.
Eaton-SAMC (Shanghai) Aircraft Conveyance System Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	March 8, 2011	Aerospace	Joint venture
A 49%-owned joint venture in China focusing on the design, development, manufacturing and support of fuel and hydraulic conveyance systems for the global civil aviation market.
Tuthill Coupling Group	January 1, 2011	Hydraulics	$35 for the year ended November 30, 2010
A United States based manufacturer of pneumatic and hydraulic quick coupling solutions and leak-free connectors used in industrial, construction, mining, defense, energy and power applications.
Chloride Phoenixtec Electronics	October 12, 2010	Electrical Rest of World	$25 for the year ended September 30, 2010
A China manufacturer of UPS systems. Eaton acquired the remaining shares to increase its ownership from 50% to 100%.
CopperLogic, Inc.	October 1, 2010	Electrical Americas	$35 for the year ended September 30, 2010
A Canadian manufacturer of electrical and electromechanical systems.
Wright Line Holding, Inc.	August 25, 2010	Electrical Americas	$101 for the year ended June 30, 2010
A United States provider of customized enclosures, rack systems, and air-flow management systems to store, power, and secure mission-critical IT data center electronics.

Acquired businesses and joint ventures	Date of transaction	Business segment	Annual sales
EMC Engineers, Inc.	July 15, 2010	Electrical Americas	$24 for 2009
A United States energy engineering and energy services company that delivers energy efficiency solutions for a wide range of governmental, educational, commercial and industrial facilities.
Micro Innovation Holding AG	September 1, 2009	Electrical Rest of World	$33 for 2008
A Switzerland manufacturer of human machine interfaces, programmable logic controllers and input/output devices. Eaton acquired the remaining shares to increase its ownership from 50% to 100%.
SEG Middle East Power Solutions & Switchboard Manufacture LLC	July 2, 2009	Electrical Rest of World	Joint venture
A 49%-owned joint venture in Abu Dhabi that manufactures low-voltage switchboards and control panel assemblies for use in the Middle East power generation and industrial markets.

On February 20, 2012, Eaton reached an agreement to acquire Polimer Kaucuk Sanayi ve Pazarlama A.S., a Turkish manufacturer of hydraulic and industrial hose. This business sells its products under the SEL brand name and had sales of $335 for 2011. The acquisition is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2012 and will be included in the Hydraulics segment. The terms of the agreement are subject to customary closing conditions.