CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 4,097,000,000	$ 3,801,000,000
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	31,000,000	26,000,000
Net income attributable to Honeywell	4,066,000,000	3,775,000,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to Honeywell to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	534,000,000	546,000,000
Amortization	298,000,000	227,000,000
(Gain) loss on sale of non-strategic businesses and assets	0	(176,000,000)
Repositioning and other charges	583,000,000	567,000,000
Net payments for repositioning and other charges	(394,000,000)	(420,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement income	(562,000,000)	(471,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments	(71,000,000)	(110,000,000)
Stock compensation expense	133,000,000	145,000,000
Deferred income taxes	(76,000,000)	146,000,000
Other	(38,000,000)	(33,000,000)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	(408,000,000)	(492,000,000)
Inventories	(400,000,000)	(233,000,000)
Other current assets	13,000,000	0
Accounts payable	404,000,000	(18,000,000)
Accrued liabilities	(288,000,000)	3,000,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,794,000,000	3,456,000,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(613,000,000)	(749,000,000)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	46,000,000	4,000,000
Increase in investments	(4,149,000,000)	(3,083,000,000)
Decrease in investments	2,793,000,000	2,658,000,000
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(72,000,000)	(2,568,000,000)
Proceeds from sales of businesses, net of fees paid	0	304,000,000
Other	(196,000,000)	158,000,000
Net cash used for investing activities	(2,191,000,000)	(3,276,000,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper and other short-term borrowings	8,808,000,000	16,149,000,000
Payments of commercial paper and other short-term borrowings	(8,608,000,000)	(16,574,000,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	463,000,000	386,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	39,000,000	4,510,000,000
Payments of long-term debt	(69,000,000)	(478,000,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(1,335,000,000)	(1,866,000,000)
Cash dividends paid	(1,554,000,000)	(1,410,000,000)
Payments to purchase the noncontrolling interest	0	(238,000,000)
AdvanSix pre-separation funding	0	269,000,000
AdvanSix pre-spin borrowing	0	38,000,000
AdvanSix cash at spin-off	0	(38,000,000)
Other	(131,000,000)	(40,000,000)
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities	(2,387,000,000)	708,000,000
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	330,000,000	88,000,000
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(454,000,000)	976,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	7,843,000,000	5,455,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 7,389,000,000	$ 6,431,000,000