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REPOSITIONING AND OTHER CHARGES (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]    
Total net repositioning charge $ 39,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost $ 82,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
Asbestos related litigation charges, net of insurance 46,000,000hon_AsbestosRelatedLitigationChargesNetOfInsurance 48,000,000hon_AsbestosRelatedLitigationChargesNetOfInsurance
Probable and reasonably estimable environmental liabilities 46,000,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense 82,000,000us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationExpense
Other 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAndOtherAdjustment 2,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAndOtherAdjustment
Total net repositioning and other charges 131,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease 214,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease
Severance Costs [Member]    
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]    
Total net repositioning charge 37,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
71,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Tangible And Intangible Asset Impairment [Member]    
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]    
Total net repositioning charge 8,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
9,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
Exit Costs [Member]    
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]    
Total net repositioning charge 1,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
8,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Restructuring Reserve Accrual Adjustments [Member]    
Component Of Operating Other Cost And Expense [Line Items]    
Total net repositioning charge $ (7,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustmentsMember
$ (6,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustmentsMember