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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Loss Contingency
The following table summarizes information concerning the Company's recorded liabilities for environmental costs:
 Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
Beginning of year$615 $618 $660 
Accruals for environmental matters deemed probable and reasonably estimable222 186 168 
Environmental liability payments(196)(211)(210)
Other— 22 — 
End of year$641 $615 $618 
Environmental Liabilities
Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
 December 31,
20232022
Accrued liabilities$227 $222 
Other liabilities414 393 
Total environmental liabilities$641 $615 
Asbestos Related Liabilities
Year Ended December 31, 2023Year Ended December 31, 2022Year Ended December 31, 2021
BendixNARCOTotalBendixNARCOTotalBendixNARCOTotal
Beginning of year$1,291 $1,325 $2,616 $1,372 $689 $2,061 $1,441 $779 $2,220 
Accrual for update to estimated liability43 48 93 (634)(541)64 31 95 
Change in estimated cost of future claims423 — 423 41 — 41 29 — 29 
Update of expected resolution values for pending claims56 — 56 — — 
Asbestos-related liability payments(169)(5)(174)(216)(55)(271)(165)(121)(286)
NARCO Buyout — (1,325)(1,325)— 1,325 1,325 — — — 
End of year$1,644 $ $1,644 $1,291 $1,325 $2,616 $1,372 $689 $2,061 
Insurance Recoveries for Asbestos Related Liabilities
Year Ended December 31, 2023Year Ended December 31, 2022Year Ended December 31, 2021
BendixNARCOTotalBendixNARCOTotalBendixNARCOTotal
Beginning of year$130 $135 $265 $142 $221 $363 $148 $254 $402 
Probable insurance recoveries related to estimated liability11 — 11 — 
Insurance receipts for asbestos-related liabilities(18)(21)(39)(17)(20)(37)(13)(33)(46)
Insurance receivables settlements and write-offs— (26)(26)— (68)(68)— — — 
End of year$123 $88 $211 $130 $135 $265 $142 $221 $363 
NARCO and Bendix Asbestos Related Balances
NARCO and Bendix asbestos-related balances are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
 December 31,
20232022
Other current assets$41 $41 
Insurance recoveries for asbestos-related liabilities170 224 
Total insurance recoveries for asbestos-related liabilities$211 $265 
Accrued liabilities$154 $1,436 
Asbestos-related liabilities1,490 1,180 
Total asbestos-related liabilities1
$1,644 $2,616 
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As of December 31, 2022, Accrued liabilities included the Buyout Amount, as described and defined below, agreed upon between Honeywell and the Trust. The Buyout Amount does not represent an asbestos-related liability.
Schedule Of Bendix Loss Contingencies Litigation Claims Activity The following tables present information regarding Bendix-related asbestos claims activity:
Years Ended December 31,
20232022
Claims unresolved at the beginning of year5,608 6,401 
Claims filed1,803 2,014 
Claims resolved(1,894)(2,807)
Claims unresolved at the end of year5,517 5,608 
Schedule of Bendix Loss Contingencies Disease Distribution
Disease Distribution of Unresolved ClaimsYears Ended December 31,
20232022
Mesothelioma and other cancer claims3,244 3,283 
Nonmalignant claims2,273 2,325 
Total claims5,517 5,608 
Average Resolution Values Per Claim Excluding Legal Costs
Honeywell has experienced average resolution values per claim excluding legal costs as follows:
 Years Ended December 31,
20232022202120202019
 (in whole dollars)
Mesothelioma and other cancer claims$66,200 $59,200 $56,000 $61,500 $50,200 
Nonmalignant claims1,730 520 400 550 3,900 
Movement In Standard Product Warranty Rollforward And Balances The following table summarizes information concerning the Company's recorded obligations for product warranties and product performance guarantees:
 Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
Beginning of year$213 $223 $243 
Accruals for warranties/guarantees issued during the year139 117 146 
Adjustment of pre-existing warranties/guarantees(27)(12)(7)
Settlement of warranty/guarantee claims(106)(115)(159)
End of year$219 $213 $223 
Product warranties and product performance guarantees are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
 December 31,
20232022
Accrued liabilities$182 $175 
Other liabilities37 38 
Total obligations for product warranties and product performance guarantees$219 $213