CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income attributable to Honeywell	$ 1,725,000,000	$ 1,515,000,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to Honeywell to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	455,000,000	478,000,000
Loss (gain) on sale of nonstrategic businesses and assets	1,000,000	(46,000,000)
Repositioning and other charges	256,000,000	227,000,000
Net payments for repositioning and other charges	(226,000,000)	(207,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement expense	54,000,000	32,000,000
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments	(597,000,000)	(1,082,000,000)
Stock compensation expense	91,000,000	91,000,000
Deferred income taxes	189,000,000	158,000,000
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements	(16,000,000)	(30,000,000)
Other	(104,000,000)	140,000,000
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts, notes and other receivables	(20,000,000)	(537,000,000)
Inventories	(78,000,000)	(389,000,000)
Other current assets	(15,000,000)	(23,000,000)
Accounts payable	(191,000,000)	260,000,000
Accrued liabilities	(355,000,000)	108,000,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,169,000,000	695,000,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(352,000,000)	(289,000,000)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	1,000,000	3,000,000
Increase in investments	(245,000,000)	(229,000,000)
Decrease in investments	158,000,000	176,000,000
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(64,000,000)	(8,000,000)
Proceeds from sales of businesses, net of fees paid	18,000,000	215,000,000
Other	(59,000,000)	58,000,000
Net cash used for investing activities	(543,000,000)	(74,000,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in commercial paper	349,000,000	51,000,000
Net increase/(decrease) in short-term borrowings	11,000,000	(2,000,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	116,000,000	200,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	42,000,000	1,384,000,000
Payments of long-term debt	0	(439,000,000)
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements	16,000,000	30,000,000
Repurchases of common stock	0	(504,000,000)
Cash dividends paid	(582,000,000)	(530,000,000)
Net cash (used for)/provided by financing activities	(48,000,000)	190,000,000
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(55,000,000)	87,000,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	523,000,000	898,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,698,000,000	2,650,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 4,221,000,000	$ 3,548,000,000