COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 claims	Dec. 31, 2011 claims	Dec. 31, 2010 claims	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2007	Jan. 31, 2010 New Jersey Chrome Sites [Member] T	Jun. 30, 2012 New Jersey Chrome Sites [Member] sites	Jun. 30, 2012 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	$ 723,000,000
Accruals for environmental matters deemed probable and reasonably estimable	128,000,000
Environmental liability payments	(136,000,000)
End of period	715,000,000	723,000,000
Loss Contingency Classification of Accrual [Abstract]
Accrued liabilities	302,000,000	303,000,000
Other liabilities	413,000,000	420,000,000
Total environmental liabilities	715,000,000	723,000,000
Loss Contingency, Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims [Abstract]
Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Claims	5,334	4,943	4,856
Nonmalignant claims	17,535	17,628	17,624
Claims unresolved at the end of period	22,869	22,571	22,480
Loss Contingency, Narco and Bendix Asbestos Related Balances by Balance Sheet Caption [Abstract]
Other current assets	71,000,000	71,000,000
Insurance recoveries for asbestos related liabilities	672,000,000	709,000,000
Total assets	743,000,000	780,000,000
Accrued liabilities	239,000,000	237,000,000
Asbestos Related Liabilities	1,522,000,000	1,499,000,000
Total liabilities	1,761,000,000	1,736,000,000
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.
Approximate amount of chromium residue in Study Area 7 (tons)							1,000,000
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%