COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2007	Jan. 31, 2010 New Jersey Chrome Sites [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 New Jersey Chrome Sites [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Dundalk Marine Terminal [Member]
Asbestos Related Liabilities Paragraph Details [Abstract]
Insurance receivable as value of asbestos claim historical, percent	40.00%
Insurance receivable as value of asbestos claim projected, percent	33.00%
Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Beginning of period	$ 753,000,000	$ 779,000,000	$ 946,000,000
Accruals for environmental matters deemed probable and reasonably estimable	240,000,000	225,000,000	151,000,000
Environmental payments	(270,000,000)	(266,000,000)	(318,000,000)
Other	0	15,000,000	0
End of period	723,000,000	753,000,000	779,000,000	946,000,000
Loss Contingency Classification of Accrual [Abstract]
Accrued Environmental Loss Contingencies, Current	303,000,000	328,000,000
Other liabilities	420,000,000	425,000,000
Total environmental liabilities	723,000,000	753,000,000	779,000,000	946,000,000
Loss Contingency, Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims [Abstract]
Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Claims	4,943	4,856
Other Claims	17,628	17,624
Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims, Total	22,571	22,480
Loss Contingency, Narco and Bendix Asbestos Related Balances by Balance Sheet Caption [Abstract]
Other Current Assets	71,000,000	50,000,000
Insurance Recoveries For Asbestos Related Liabilities	709,000,000	825,000,000
Total assets	780,000,000	875,000,000	1,003,000,000	1,033,000,000
Accrued liabilities	237,000,000	162,000,000
Asbestos Related Liabilities	1,499,000,000	1,557,000,000
Total liabilities	1,736,000,000	1,719,000,000	1,694,000,000	1,709,000,000
Resolution Values Per Claim [Abstract]
Malignant Claims	48,000	54,000	50,000	65,000	33,000
Nonmalignant Claims	$ 1,000	$ 1,300	$ 200	$ 1,500	$ 500
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Study area 7 chromium residue						The excavation and offsite disposal of approximately one million tons of chromium residue present at a predecessor Honeywell site located in Jersey City, New Jersey, known as Study Area 7, was completed in January 2010
Site Contingency Number Of Aco Sites							21
Publicly funded sites, fully responsible							24
Publicly funded sites, total							53
Partially responsible sites, percent							50.00%
Number of sites, partially responsible							10
Cost of developing and implementing permanent remedy percent								77.00%