REPOSITIONING AND OTHER CHARGES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Repositioning And Other Charges [Abstract]

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	A summary of repositioning and other charges follows:
			Years Ended December 31,
			2018		2017		2016
Severance		$	289	$	305	$	283
Asset impairments			162		142		43
Exit costs			79		60		43
Reserve adjustments			(10)		(16)		(109)
	Total net repositioning charge		520		491		260
Asbestos related litigation charges, net of insurance and indemnities			163		159		217
Probable and reasonably estimable environmental liabilities, net of indemnities			345		287		195
Other			63		36		18
	Total net repositioning and other charges	$	1,091	$	973	$	690

Pretax distribution of total net repositioning and other charges by income statement classification

The following table summarizes the pre-tax distribution of total net repositioning and other charges by classification:
		Years Ended December 31,
		2018		2017		2016
Cost of products and services sold	$	811	$	736	$	517
Selling, general and administrative expenses		239		187		126
Other (income) expense		41		50		47
	$	1,091	$	973	$	690

Pretax Impact of Total Net Repositioning and Other Charges by Segment

The following table summarizes the pre-tax impact of total net repositioning and other charges by segment:
		Years Ended December 31,
		2018		2017		2016
Aerospace	$	154	$	248	$	293
Honeywell Building Technologies		111		78		28
Performance Materials and Technologies		191		102		101
Safety and Productivity Solutions		133		51		1
Corporate		502		494		267
	$	1,091	$	973	$	690

Total Repositioning Reserves

	The following table summarizes the status of our total repositioning reserves:
			Severance		Asset		Exit
			Costs		Impairments		Costs		Total
Balance at December 31, 2015		$	329	$	-	$	21	$	350
	2016 charges		283		43		43		369
	2016 usage - cash		(203)		-		(25)		(228)
	2016 usage - noncash		(6)		(43)		-		(49)
	Adjustments		(106)		-		(3)		(109)
	Foreign currency translation		1		-		(3)		(2)
Balance at December 31, 2016			298		-		33		331
	2017 charges		305		142		60		507
	2017 usage - cash		(163)		-		(14)		(177)
	2017 usage - noncash		-		(142)		-		(142)
	Adjustments and reclassifications		(13)		-		(10)		(23)
	Foreign currency translation		15		-		2		17
Balance at December 31, 2017			442		-		71		513
	2018 charges		289		162		79		530
	2018 usage - cash		(218)		-		(67)		(285)
	2018 usage - noncash		-		(163)		-		(163)
	Divestitures		(11)		-		(3)		(14)
	Adjustments		(8)		1		(3)		(10)
	Foreign currency translation		(5)		-		-		(5)
Balance at December 31, 2018		$	489	$	-	$	77	$	566