COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Loss Contingency

The following table summarizes information concerning our recorded liabilities for environmental costs:

Balance at December 31, 2020	$	660
Accruals for environmental matters deemed probable and reasonably estimable	41
Environmental liability payments	(79)
Other	1
Balance at March 31, 2021	$	623

Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts:

Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts: 

	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Accrued liabilities	$	225	$	225
Other liabilities	398		435
	$	623	$	660

Asbestos Related Liabilities

	Bendix		NARCO		Total
December 31, 2020	$	1,441	$	779	$	2,220
Accrual for update to estimated liability	10		8		18
Asbestos-related liability payments	(35)		(30)		(65)
March 31, 2021	$	1,416	$	757	$	2,173

Insurance Recoveries for Asbestos Related Liabilities

	Bendix		NARCO		Total
December 31, 2020	$	148	$	254	$	402
Probable insurance recoveries related to estimated liability	—		—		—
Insurance receipts for asbestos-related liabilities	(5)		(14)		(19)
Insurance receivables settlements	—		—		—
March 31, 2021	$	143	$	240	$	383

NARCO and Bendix asbestos related balances are included in the following balance sheet accounts

NARCO and Bendix asbestos-related balances are included in the following balance sheet accounts:

	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Other current assets	$	36	$	36
Insurance recoveries for asbestos related liabilities	347		366
	$	383	$	402
Accrued liabilities	$	300	$	300
Asbestos-related liabilities	1,873		1,920
	$	2,173	$	2,220

The following tables present information regarding Bendix related asbestos claims activity

	Three Months Ended March 31,	Years Ended  December 31,
Claims Activity	2021	2020	2019
Claims unresolved at the beginning of period	6,242	6,480	6,209
Claims filed	617	2,233	2,659
Claims resolved	(486)	(2,471)	(2,388)
Claims unresolved at the end of period	6,373	6,242	6,480

Disease distribution of claims

	March 31,	December 31,
Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims	2021	2020	2019
Mesothelioma and other cancer claims	3,566	3,422	3,399
Nonmalignant claims	2,807	2,820	3,081
Total claims	6,373	6,242	6,480

Average resolution values per asbestos claim

Honeywell has experienced average resolution values per claim excluding legal costs as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016
	(in whole dollars)
Malignant claims	$	61,500	$	50,200	$	55,300	$	56,000	$	44,000
Nonmalignant claims	$	550	$	3,900	$	4,700	$	2,800	$	4,485