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INCOME TAX 2 (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]      
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Taxes on non-U.S. earnings below U.S. tax rate (7.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (7.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (7.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
State income taxes 1.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 0.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Manufacturing incentives (1.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (0.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (1.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
ESOP dividend tax benefit (0.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsEmployeeStockOwnershipPlanDividends (0.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsEmployeeStockOwnershipPlanDividends (0.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsEmployeeStockOwnershipPlanDividends
Tax credits (1.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (1.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (0.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
Reserves for tax contingencies (0.20%)hon_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationReservesForTaxContingencies 0.60%hon_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationReservesForTaxContingencies (0.40%)hon_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationReservesForTaxContingencies
All other items net (1.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective income tax rate 25.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 26.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 24.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Tax Expense Paragraph Details [Abstract]      
Net (decrease) increase in the effective tax rate from prior period (1.20%)hon_NetChangeInEffectiveTaxRateFromPriorPeriod 2.40%hon_NetChangeInEffectiveTaxRateFromPriorPeriod  
Net (decrease) increase in non-U.S. income tax rate 2.30%hon_EffectiveForeignIncomeTaxRateIncreaseDecreasePercent 2.00%hon_EffectiveForeignIncomeTaxRateIncreaseDecreasePercent  
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Non-U.S. effective income tax rate 21.30%hon_ForeignEffectiveIncomeTaxRate 19.00%hon_ForeignEffectiveIncomeTaxRate