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REPOSITIONING AND OTHER CHARGES 5 (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]  
Balance at beginning of period, $ 315,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Charges 46,000,000hon_RestructuringReservePeriodExpense1
Usage - cash (27,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
Usage - noncash (8,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveSettledWithoutCash1
Foreign currency translation adjustment (11,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment
Adjustments (7,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment
Balance at end of period, 308,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Severance Costs [Member]  
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]  
Balance at beginning of period, 285,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Charges 37,000,000hon_RestructuringReservePeriodExpense1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Usage - cash (24,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Usage - noncash 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserveSettledWithoutCash1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Foreign currency translation adjustment (9,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Adjustments (3,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Balance at end of period, 286,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Tangible And Intangible Asset Impairment [Member]  
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]  
Balance at beginning of period, 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
Charges 8,000,000hon_RestructuringReservePeriodExpense1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
Usage - cash 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
Usage - noncash (8,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveSettledWithoutCash1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
Foreign currency translation adjustment 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
Adjustments 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
Balance at end of period, 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= hon_TangibleAndIntangibleAssetImpairmentMember
Exit Costs [Member]  
Restructuring Reserve [Line Items]  
Balance at beginning of period, 30,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Charges 1,000,000hon_RestructuringReservePeriodExpense1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Usage - cash (3,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Usage - noncash 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserveSettledWithoutCash1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Foreign currency translation adjustment (2,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Adjustments (4,000,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Balance at end of period, $ 22,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember