| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2418402 - Disclosure - Guarantees (Details) (http://www.utc.com/role/GuaranteesDetails) |
| Table | Schedule Of Guarantee Obligations [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000101829 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Guarantee Obligations [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31 | 2012-12-31 | |||||
| Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis] | Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis] | |||||
| Credit Facilities And Debt Obligations Unconsolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Commercial Aerospace [Member] | Performance Guarantee [Member] | Credit Facilities And Debt Obligations Unconsolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Commercial Aerospace [Member] | Performance Guarantee [Member] | |
Guarantee Obligations Maximum Exposure | 231,000,000 | 615,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 240,000,000 | 346,000,000 | 33,000,000 |
Guarantee Type Increase | 112,000,000 | |||||
Guarantee Obligations Current Carrying Value | 6,000,000 | 25,000,000 | 0 | 2,000,000 | 7,000,000 | 0 |