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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 5 (Details) (Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
claims
Dec. 31, 2013
claims
Dec. 31, 2012
claims
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member]
         
Loss Contingency Claims [Abstract]          
Claims unresolved at the beginning of period 12,302us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
23,141us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
     
Claims Filed 3,694us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
4,527us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
     
Claims Resolved (6,729)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
(15,366)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
     
Claims unresolved at the end of period 9,267us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
12,302us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
23,141us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
   
Loss Contingency Claims Footnote [Abstract]          
Significantly aged, claims 1,266hon_SignificantlyAgedClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
12,250hon_SignificantlyAgedClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
     
Percent of non-malignant claims significantly aged 82.00%hon_SignificantlyAgedClaimsNonmalignantPercent
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
92.00%hon_SignificantlyAgedClaimsNonmalignantPercent
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
     
Cancer Claims With No Determinable Value 2,110hon_CancerClaimsWithNoDeterminableValue
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
       
Loss Contingency, Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims [Abstract]          
Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Claims 3,933hon_DiseaseDistributionMesotheliomaAndOtherCancerClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
5,810hon_DiseaseDistributionMesotheliomaAndOtherCancerClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
     
Nonmalignant Claims 5,334hon_OtherClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
6,492hon_OtherClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
     
Claims unresolved at the end of period 9,267us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
12,302us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
23,141us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
   
Resolution Values Per Claim [Abstract]          
Malignant claims $ 53,500hon_ResolutionValuesOfMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
$ 51,000hon_ResolutionValuesOfMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
$ 49,000hon_ResolutionValuesOfMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
$ 48,000hon_ResolutionValuesOfMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
$ 54,000hon_ResolutionValuesOfMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
Nonmalignant claims $ 120hon_ResolutionValuesOfNonMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
$ 850hon_ResolutionValuesOfNonMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
$ 1,400hon_ResolutionValuesOfNonMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
$ 1,000hon_ResolutionValuesOfNonMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
$ 1,300hon_ResolutionValuesOfNonMalignantClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency3Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember