PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS 4 (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended																																																																																																																																																																																																																									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Equity Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Real Estate [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Than Securities Investment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Honeywell Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Honeywell Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 US Companies Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 US Companies Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 US Large Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 US Large Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 US Mid Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 US Mid Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 US Small Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 US Small Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 International Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 International Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 International Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 International Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Real Estate Investment Trusts Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Real Estate Investment Trusts Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Private Equity Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Private Equity Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Private Equity Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Private Equity Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hedge Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Hedge Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Hedge Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Hedge Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Real Estate Funds - Domestic [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Real Estate Funds - Domestic [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Direct Private Investments [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Direct Private Investments [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Real Estate Properties [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Real Estate Properties [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Honeywell Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Honeywell Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) US Companies Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) US Companies Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) US Large Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) US Large Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) US Mid Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) US Mid Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) US Small Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) US Small Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) International Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) International Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) International Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) International Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Real Estate Investment Trusts Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Real Estate Investment Trusts Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Private Equity Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Private Equity Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Private Equity Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Private Equity Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Hedge Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Hedge Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Hedge Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Hedge Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Real Estate Funds - Domestic [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Direct Private Investments [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Direct Private Investments [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Real Estate Properties [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Real Estate Properties [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Honeywell Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Honeywell Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Companies Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Companies Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Large Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Large Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Mid Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Mid Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Small Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) US Small Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) International Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) International Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) International Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) International Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Real Estate Investment Trusts Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Real Estate Investment Trusts Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Private Equity Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Private Equity Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Private Equity Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Private Equity Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Hedge Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Hedge Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Hedge Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Hedge Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Real Estate Funds - Domestic [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Direct Private Investments [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Direct Private Investments [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Real Estate Properties [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) Real Estate Properties [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Honeywell Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Honeywell Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Companies Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Companies Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Large Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Large Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Mid Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Mid Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Small Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) US Small Cap Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) International Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) International Common Stocks [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) International Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) International Common Stocks [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Real Estate Investment Trusts Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Real Estate Investment Trusts Common Stock [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Short Term Money Market [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investments, Government Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Corporate Bonds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment Mortgage Asset Backed Securities [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Fixed Income Investment, Insurance Contracts [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Private Equity Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Private Equity Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Private Equity Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Private Equity Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Hedge Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Hedge Funds [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Hedge Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Hedge Funds [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Real Estate Funds - Domestic [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Real Estate Funds - Domestic [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Real Estate Funds - Global [Member] Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Direct Private Investments [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Direct Private Investments [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Real Estate Properties [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Real Estate Properties [Member] United States, Defined Benefit [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
Investments at beginning of year																																																																																																																																																																																																																										$ 1,039,000,000	$ 1,053,000,000	$ 112,000,000	$ 89,000,000	$ 60,000,000	$ 77,000,000	$ 54,000,000	$ 55,000,000	$ 256,000,000	$ 214,000,000	$ 160,000,000	$ 169,000,000	$ 161,000,000	$ 167,000,000	$ 553,000,000	$ 494,000,000
Relating to assets still held at year-end																																																																																																																																																																																																																										44,000,000	(9,000,000)	3,000,000	2,000,000	11,000,000	(7,000,000)	2,000,000	(1,000,000)	16,000,000	26,000,000	8,000,000	7,000,000	12,000,000	4,000,000	29,000,000	41,000,000
Relating to assets sold during the year																																																																																																																																																																																																																										(1,000,000)	0	3,000,000	3,000,000	1,000,000	4,000,000	0	0	(1,000,000)	0	0	2,000,000	6,000,000	8,000,000	0	0
Purchases																																																																																																																																																																																																																										147,000,000	163,000,000	21,000,000	13,000,000	4,000,000	13,000,000	0	0	31,000,000	48,000,000	21,000,000	0	65,000,000	31,000,000	41,000,000	19,000,000
Sales and settlements																																																																																																																																																																																																																										(129,000,000)	(168,000,000)	(3,000,000)	5,000,000	(24,000,000)	(27,000,000)	0	0	(48,000,000)	(32,000,000)	(32,000,000)	(18,000,000)	(17,000,000)	(49,000,000)	(28,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Investments at end of year																																																																																																																																																																																																																										1,100,000,000	1,039,000,000	136,000,000	112,000,000	52,000,000	60,000,000	56,000,000	54,000,000	254,000,000	256,000,000	157,000,000	160,000,000	227,000,000	161,000,000	595,000,000	553,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Abstract]
Fair value of pension plan assets					$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 14,345,000,000	$ 12,836,000,000	$ 12,181,000,000	$ 4,527,000,000	$ 3,958,000,000	$ 3,939,000,000	$ 1,182,000,000	$ 1,012,000,000	$ 366,000,000	$ 371,000,000	$ 2,903,000,000	$ 2,697,000,000	$ 731,000,000	$ 1,087,000,000	$ 261,000,000	$ 272,000,000	$ 2,203,000,000	$ 2,010,000,000	$ 1,605,000,000	$ 1,343,000,000	$ 44,000,000	$ 32,000,000	$ 1,139,000,000	$ 941,000,000	$ 104,000,000	$ 78,000,000	$ 266,000,000	$ 291,000,000	$ 1,321,000,000	$ 1,175,000,000	$ 2,728,000,000	$ 1,984,000,000	$ 571,000,000	$ 463,000,000	$ 654,000,000	$ 435,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 203,000,000	$ 197,000,000	$ 1,100,000,000	$ 1,039,000,000	$ 136,000,000	$ 112,000,000	$ 52,000,000	$ 60,000,000	$ 56,000,000	$ 54,000,000	$ 254,000,000	$ 256,000,000	$ 157,000,000	$ 160,000,000	$ 227,000,000	$ 161,000,000	$ 595,000,000	$ 553,000,000	$ 8,333,000,000	$ 7,753,000,000	$ 596,000,000	$ 560,000,000	$ 1,182,000,000	$ 1,012,000,000	$ 316,000,000	$ 249,000,000	$ 2,903,000,000	$ 2,416,000,000	$ 731,000,000	$ 1,087,000,000	$ 261,000,000	$ 272,000,000	$ 2,073,000,000	$ 1,993,000,000	$ 176,000,000	$ 233,000,000	$ 44,000,000	$ 32,000,000	$ 1,139,000,000	$ 941,000,000	$ 104,000,000	$ 78,000,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 3,784,000,000	$ 3,014,000,000	$ 3,582,000,000	$ 3,072,000,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 50,000,000	$ 122,000,000	$ 0	$ 281,000,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 130,000,000	$ 17,000,000	$ 1,429,000,000	$ 1,110,000,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 266,000,000	$ 291,000,000	$ 1,321,000,000	$ 1,175,000,000	$ 2,728,000,000	$ 1,984,000,000	$ 571,000,000	$ 463,000,000	$ 654,000,000	$ 435,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 203,000,000	$ 197,000,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,228,000,000	$ 2,069,000,000	$ 349,000,000	$ 326,000,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,100,000,000	$ 1,039,000,000	$ 136,000,000	$ 112,000,000	$ 52,000,000	$ 60,000,000	$ 56,000,000	$ 54,000,000	$ 254,000,000	$ 256,000,000	$ 157,000,000	$ 160,000,000	$ 227,000,000	$ 161,000,000	$ 595,000,000	$ 553,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan Plans With Benefit Obligations In Excess of Plan Assets Paragraph Details [Line Items]
Target allocations percentage, minimum	60.00%	10.00%	5.00%	10.00%
Target allocations percentage, maximum	70.00%	20.00%	15.00%	20.00%