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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 6 (Details) (Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member])
Mar. 31, 2015
claims
Dec. 31, 2014
claims
Dec. 31, 2013
claims
Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member]
     
Loss Contingency Disease Distribution Of Unresolved Claims [Line Items]      
Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Claims 3,773hon_DiseaseDistributionMesotheliomaAndOtherCancerClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency4Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
3,933hon_DiseaseDistributionMesotheliomaAndOtherCancerClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency4Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
5,810hon_DiseaseDistributionMesotheliomaAndOtherCancerClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency4Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
Nonmalignant Claims 5,420hon_OtherClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency4Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
5,334hon_OtherClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency4Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
6,492hon_OtherClaims
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency4Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
Claims Unresolved at the end of period 9,193us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency4Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
9,267us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency4Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember
12,302us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ hon_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingency4Axis
= hon_BendixAsbestosLossContingencyLiabilityMember