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OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Other Income Disclosure Nonoperating Abstract      
Equity (income) loss of affiliated companies $ (36,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ (36,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ (45,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Gain on sale of available for sale investments (221,000,000)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss (195,000,000)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss 0us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss
Loss (gain) on sale of non-strategic businesses and assets 11,000,000hon_GainLossOnSaleOfNonstrategicBusinessesAndAssets 20,000,000hon_GainLossOnSaleOfNonstrategicBusinessesAndAssets (5,000,000)hon_GainLossOnSaleOfNonstrategicBusinessesAndAssets
Interest Income (102,000,000)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest (69,000,000)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest (58,000,000)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Foreign exchange 34,000,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax 34,000,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax 36,000,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax
Other expense 9,000,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingExpense 8,000,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingExpense 2,000,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingExpense
Other (Income) Expense, Total (305,000,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (238,000,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (70,000,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Other Income Expense Paragraph Details [Line Items]      
Gain on sale of available for sale investments $ (221,000,000)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss $ (195,000,000)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss $ 0us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss