COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 8 (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Joint Strike Fighter [Member]
Other Matters Paragraph Details 2 [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Request For Information	In 2013 the Company received subpoenas from the Department of Justice requesting information relating primarily to parts manufactured in the United Kingdom and China used in the F-35 fighter jet. The Company is cooperating fully with the investigation. While we believe that Honeywell has complied with all relevant U.S. laws and regulations regarding the manufacture of these sensors, it is not possible to predict the outcome of the investigation or what action, if any, may result from it

Describes the type of information that the parties to the litigation have sought or provided, and when it was provided.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349

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