COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Loss Contingency

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Beginning of year	$	709	$	755	$	595
Accruals for environmental matters deemed probable and reasonably estimable	173		213		395
Environmental liability payments	(216)		(256)		(218)
Other	(6)		(3)		(17)
End of year	$	660	$	709	$	755

Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts:

Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts:

	December 31,
	2020		2019
Accrued liabilities	$	225	$	222
Other liabilities	435		487
	$	660	$	709

Asbestos Related Liabilities

	Year Ended December 31, 2020						Year Ended December 31, 2019						Year Ended December 31, 2018
	Bendix		NARCO		Total		Bendix		NARCO		Total		Bendix		NARCO		Total
Beginning of year	$	1,499	$	858	$	2,357	$	1,623	$	891	$	2,514	$	1,703	$	907	$	2,610
Accrual for update to estimated liability	80		18		98		78		22		100		197		32		229
Change in estimated cost of future claims	42		—		42		(22)		—		(22)		(72)		—		(72)
Update of expected resolution values for pending claims	10		—		10		(4)		—		(4)		1		—		1
Asbestos related liability payments	(190)		(97)		(287)		(176)		(55)		(231)		(206)		(48)		(254)
End of year	$	1,441	$	779	$	2,220	$	1,499	$	858	$	2,357	$	1,623	$	891	$	2,514

Insurance Recoveries for Asbestos Related Liabilities

	Year Ended December 31, 2020						Year Ended December 31, 2019						Year Ended December 31, 2018
	Bendix		NARCO		Total		Bendix		NARCO		Total		Bendix		NARCO		Total
Beginning of year	$	153	$	281	$	434	$	170	$	307	$	477	$	191	$	312	$	503
Probable insurance recoveries related to estimated liability	10		—		10		3		—		3		11		—		11
Insurance receipts for asbestos related liabilities	(33)		(25)		(58)		(39)		(29)		(68)		(33)		(5)		(38)
Insurance receivables settlements and write offs	18		(2)		16		19		3		22		1		—		1
End of year	$	148	$	254	$	402	$	153	$	281	$	434	$	170	$	307	$	477

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:

	December 31,
	2020		2019
Other current assets	$	36	$	42
Insurance recoveries for asbestos related liabilities	366		392
	$	402	$	434
Accrued liabilities	$	300	$	361
Asbestos related liabilities	1,920		1,996
	$	2,220	$	2,357

Schedule Of Bendix Loss Contingencies Litigation Claims Activity [Table Text Block]

Claims Activity	Years Ended December 31,
	2020	2019
Claims Unresolved at the beginning of year	6,480	6,209
Claims Filed	2,233	2,659
Claims Resolved	(2,471)	(2,388)
Claims Unresolved at the end of year	6,242	6,480

Bendix related disease distribution of claims

Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims	December 31,
	2020	2019
Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Claims	3,422	3,399
Nonmalignant Claims	2,820	3,081
Total Claims	6,242	6,480

Bendix related average resolution values per asbestos claim

Honeywell has experienced average resolution values per claim excluding legal costs as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016
	(in whole dollars)
Malignant claims	$	61,500	$	50,200	$	55,300	$	56,000	$	44,000
Nonmalignant claims	$	550	$	3,900	$	4,700	$	2,800	$	4,485

Movement In Standard Product Warranty Rollforward And Balances

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Beginning of year	$	269	$	310	$	408
Accruals for warranties/guarantees issued during the year	164		173		208
Adjustment of pre-existing warranties/guarantees	(18)		(34)		(78)
Settlement of warranty/guarantee claims	(172)		(180)		(228)
End of year	$	243	$	269	$	310

Product warranties and product performance guarantees are included in the following balance sheet accounts:

	December 31,
	2020		2019
Accrued liabilities	$	183	$	213
Other liabilities	60		56
	$	243	$	269