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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Loss Contingency
The following table summarizes information concerning our recorded liabilities for environmental costs:
December 31, 2018
$
755

Accruals for environmental matters deemed probable and reasonably estimable
129

Environmental liability payments
(87
)
Other
(3
)
June 30, 2019
$
794
Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts: 
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Accrued liabilities
$
184

 
$
175

Other liabilities
610

 
580

 
$
794

 
$
755
Asbestos Related Liabilities
Asbestos-Related Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bendix
 
NARCO
 
Total
December 31, 2018
$
1,623

 
$
891

 
$
2,514

Accrual for update to estimated liability
33

 
13

 
46

Asbestos related liability payments
(87
)
 
(2
)
 
(89
)
June 30, 2019
$
1,569

 
$
902

 
$
2,471
Insurance Recoveries for Asbestos Related Liabilities
Insurance Recoveries for Asbestos-Related Liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
Bendix
 
NARCO
 
Total
December 31, 2018
$
170

 
$
307

 
$
477

Insurance receipts for asbestos related liabilities
(26
)
 
(11
)
 
(37
)
Insurance receivables settlements
19

 
3

 
22

June 30, 2019
$
163

 
$
299

 
$
462
NARCO and Bendix asbestos related balances are included in the following balance sheet accounts
NARCO and Bendix asbestos related balances are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Other current assets
$
40

 
$
40

Insurance recoveries for asbestos-related liabilities
422

 
437

 
$
462

 
$
477

Accrued liabilities
$
245

 
$
245

Asbestos-related liabilities
2,226

 
2,269

 
$
2,471

 
$
2,514
The following tables present information regarding Bendix related asbestos claims activity
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Years Ended
December 31,
Claims Activity
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Claims unresolved at the beginning of period
6,209

 
6,280

 
7,724

Claims filed
1,291

 
2,430

 
2,645

Claims resolved
(1,165
)
 
(2,501
)
 
(4,089
)
Claims unresolved at the end of period
6,335

 
6,209

 
6,280
Disease distribution of claims
Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Mesothelioma and other cancer claims
3,217

 
2,949

 
3,062

Nonmalignant claims
3,118

 
3,260

 
3,218

Total claims
6,335

 
6,209

 
6,280
Average resolution values per asbestos claim
Honeywell has experienced average resolution values per claim excluding legal costs as follows:

 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in whole dollars)
Malignant claims
$
55,300

 
$
56,000

 
$
44,000

 
$
44,000

 
$
53,500

Nonmalignant claims
$
4,700

 
$
2,800

 
$
4,485

 
$
100

 
$
120