REPOSITIONING AND OTHER CHARGES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

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A summary of repositioning and other charges follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Severance	$	475	$	260	$	289
Asset impairments	21		95		162
Exit costs	69		83		79
Reserve adjustments	(47)		(5)		(10)
Total net repositioning charge	518		433		520
Asbestos related litigation charges, net of insurance and reimbursements	50		42		163
Probable and reasonably estimable environmental liabilities, net of reimbursements	27		59		345
Other	(20)		12		63
Total net repositioning and other charges	$	575	$	546	$	1,091

Pretax distribution of total net repositioning and other charges by income statement classification

The following table summarizes the pre-tax distribution of total net repositioning and other charges by classification:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Cost of products and services sold	$	308	$	276	$	811
Selling, general and administrative expenses	267		270		239
Other (income) expense	—		—		41
	$	575	$	546	$	1,091

Pretax Impact of Total Net Repositioning and Other Charges by Segment

The following table summarizes the pre-tax impact of total net repositioning and other charges by segment:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Aerospace	$	157	$	33	$	154
Honeywell Building Technologies	100		108		111
Performance Materials and Technologies	167		93		191
Safety and Productivity Solutions	41		71		133
Corporate	110		241		502
	$	575	$	546	$	1,091

Total Repositioning Reserves

The following table summarizes the status of the Company's total repositioning reserves:

	Severance Costs		Asset Impairments		Exit Costs		Total
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	442	$	—	$	71	$	513
Charges	289		162		79		530
Usage—cash	(218)		—		(67)		(285)
Usage—noncash	—		(163)		—		(163)
Divestitures	(11)		—		(3)		(14)
Adjustments	(8)		1		(3)		(10)
Foreign currency translation	(5)		—		—		(5)
Balance at December 31, 2018	489		—		77		566
Charges	260		95		83		438
Usage—cash	(186)		—		(63)		(249)
Usage—noncash	—		(100)		—		(100)
Divestitures	—		—		—		—
Adjustments	(8)		5		(2)		(5)
Foreign currency translation	—		—		1		1
Balance at December 31, 2019	555		—		96		651
Charges	475		21		69		565
Usage—cash	(474)		—		(90)		(564)
Usage—noncash	—		(21)		—		(21)
Divestitures	—		—		—		—
Adjustments	(44)		—		(3)		(47)
Foreign currency translation	15		—		2		17
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	527	$	—	$	74	$	601