CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income attributable to Honeywell	$ 823	$ 705
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to Honeywell to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	230	242
Gain on sale of nonstrategic businesses and assets	0	(44)
Repositioning and other charges	122	133
Net payments for repositioning and other charges	(104)	(109)
Pension and other postretirement expense	36	54
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments	(289)	(1,050)
Stock compensation expense	51	49
Deferred income taxes	132	68
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements	(12)	(13)
Other	(7)	108
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts, notes and other receivables	(40)	(172)
Inventories	(108)	(330)
Other current assets	(28)	(14)
Accounts payable	(203)	(4)
Accrued liabilities	(407)	(66)
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	196	(443)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(152)	(124)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	1	1
Increase in investments	(84)	(164)
Decrease in investments	92	62
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1)	(7)
Proceeds from sales of businesses, net of fees paid	0	217
Other	22	31
Net cash (used for)/provided by investing activities	(122)	16
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in commercial paper	349	1
Net increase/(decrease) in short-term borrowings	7	(9)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	90	101
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	2	1,381
Payments of long-term debt	0	(437)
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements	12	13
Cash dividends paid	(291)	(264)
Net cash (used for)/provided by financing activities	169	786
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	47	67
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	290	426
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,698	2,650
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 3,988	$ 3,076