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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 5 (Details) (Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member])
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
claims
Dec. 31, 2014
claims
Dec. 31, 2013
claims
Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member]
     
Loss Contingency Claims [Abstract]      
Claims Unresolved at the beginning of period 9,267us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
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12,302us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
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23,141us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
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Claims Filed during the period 707us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
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3,694us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
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4,527us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
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Claims Resolved during the period (781)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
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(6,729)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
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= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
(15,366)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
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Claims Unresolved at the end of period 9,193us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
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9,267us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
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= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
12,302us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
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Loss Contingency Claims Footnote [Abstract]      
Significantly Aged Claims   1,266hon_SignificantlyAgedClaims
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12,250hon_SignificantlyAgedClaims
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Significantly Aged Claims Nonmalignant Percent   82.00%hon_SignificantlyAgedClaimsNonmalignantPercent
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92.00%hon_SignificantlyAgedClaimsNonmalignantPercent
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= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
Cancer Claims With No Determinable Value   2,110hon_CancerClaimsWithNoDeterminableValue
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