CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 825	$ 708
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	189	391
Prior service credit (costs) recognized during year	2	(3)
Actuarial losses recognized during the year	7	6
Settlememts and curtailments	2	0
Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments	11	3
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period	43	(20)
Changes in fair value of available for sale investments	43	(20)
Effective portion of cash flow hedges recognized in OCI	25	8
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income	6	2
Changes in fair value of effective cash flow hedges	19	6
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	262	380
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,087	1,088
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	4	3
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Honeywell	$ 1,083	$ 1,085

Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in net periodic benefit cost due to settlements and curtailments. Curtailments result from an event that significantly reduces the expected years of future service of present employees or eliminates for a significant number of employees the accrual of defined benefits for some or all of their future services. Settlements result from an irrevocable action that relieves the employer (or the plan) of primary responsibility for a benefit obligation and eliminates significant risks related to the obligation and the assets used to effect the settlement. Examples of transactions that constitute a settlement include, but are not limited to, lump-sum cash payments to plan participants in exchange for their rights to receive specified benefits and purchasing nonparticipating annuity contracts to cover vested benefits.

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