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REPOSITIONING AND OTHER CHARGES (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]      
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost $ 146,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost $ 201,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost $ 53,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
Asbestos related litigation charges, net of insurance 182,000,000hon_AsbestosRelatedLitigationChargesNetOfInsurance 181,000,000hon_AsbestosRelatedLitigationChargesNetOfInsurance 156,000,000hon_AsbestosRelatedLitigationChargesNetOfInsurance
Probable and reasonably estimable environmental liabilities 268,000,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense 272,000,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense 234,000,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense
Other 2,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAndOtherAdjustment 9,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAndOtherAdjustment 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAndOtherAdjustment
Total net repositioning and other charges 598,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease 663,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease 443,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease
Severance Costs [Member]      
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]      
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost 156,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
186,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
91,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Tangible And Intangible Asset Impairment [Member]      
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]      
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost 12,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
23,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
12,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
Exit Costs [Member]      
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]      
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost 16,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
22,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
16,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Reserve Adjustments [Member]      
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]      
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost $ (38,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustmentsMember
$ (30,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustmentsMember
$ (66,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustmentsMember