CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income attributable to Honeywell	$ 1,987,000,000	$ 1,725,000,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to Honeywell to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	495,000,000	455,000,000
Loss on sale of non-strategic businesses and assets	0	1,000,000
Repositioning and other charges	299,000,000	256,000,000
Net payments for repositioning and other charges	(297,000,000)	(226,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement (income) expense	(44,000,000)	54,000,000
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments	(213,000,000)	(597,000,000)
Stock compensation expense	91,000,000	91,000,000
Deferred income taxes	185,000,000	189,000,000
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements	(81,000,000)	(16,000,000)
Other	(134,000,000)	(104,000,000)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts, notes and other receivables	(195,000,000)	(20,000,000)
Inventories	(36,000,000)	(78,000,000)
Other current assets	4,000,000	(15,000,000)
Accounts payable	(30,000,000)	(191,000,000)
Accrued liabilities	(434,000,000)	(355,000,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,597,000,000	1,169,000,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(344,000,000)	(352,000,000)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	6,000,000	1,000,000
Increase in investments	(460,000,000)	(245,000,000)
Decrease in investments	376,000,000	158,000,000
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(460,000,000)	(64,000,000)
Proceeds from sales of businesses, net of fees paid	0	18,000,000
Other	19,000,000	(59,000,000)
Net cash used for investing activities	(863,000,000)	(543,000,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in commercial paper	800,000,000	349,000,000
Net increase in short-term borrowings	21,000,000	11,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	303,000,000	116,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	13,000,000	42,000,000
Payments of long-term debt	(601,000,000)	0
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements	81,000,000	16,000,000
Repurchases of common stock	(602,000,000)	0
Cash dividends paid	(665,000,000)	(582,000,000)
Net cash used for financing activities	(650,000,000)	(48,000,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(169,000,000)	(55,000,000)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(85,000,000)	523,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	4,634,000,000	3,698,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 4,549,000,000	$ 4,221,000,000