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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]  
Loss Contingency
            
   Years Ended December 31,  
   2013  2012  2011  
 Beginning of year$ 654 $ 723 $ 753  
 Accruals for environmental matters deemed probable and           
  reasonably estimable  272   234   240  
 Environmental liability payments  (304)   (320)   (270)  
 Other  21   17   -  
            
 End of year$ 643 $ 654 $ 723  
            
Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
         
 Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts: 
         
    December 31,  December 31, 
    2013  2012 
  Accrued liabilities$ 304 $ 304 
  Other liabilities  339   350 
   $ 643 $ 654 
Asbestos Related Liabilities
Asbestos Related Liabilities                 
                     
 Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
 2013 2012 2011
                     
 BendixNARCOTotal BendixNARCOTotal BendixNARCOTotal
                     
Beginning of year$653$1,119$1,772 $613$1,123$1,736 $594$1,125$1,719
Accrual for update to                    
estimated liability 180 5 185  168 (1) 167  167 3 170
Change in estimated cost of                     
future claims 16 0 16  30 0 30  16 0 16
Update of expected resolution                     
values for pending claims (5) 0 (5)  8 0 8  2 0 2
Asbestos related liability                     
payments (188) (169) (357)  (166) (3) (169)  (166) (5) (171)
                     
End of year$656$955$1,611 $653$1,119$1,772 $613$1,123$1,736
                     
                     
Insurance Recoveries for Asbestos Related Liabilities
Insurance Recoveries for Asbestos Related Liabilities          
                     
 Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
 2013 2012 2011
                     
 BendixNARCOTotal BendixNARCOTotal BendixNARCOTotal
                     
Beginning of year$ 138$ 569$ 707 $ 162$ 618$ 780 $ 157$ 718$ 875
Probable insurance                    
recoveries related to                    
estimated liability  27  -  27   28  -  28   29  -  29
Insurance receipts for                    
asbestos related liabilities  (24)  (34)  (58)   (60)  (62)  (122)   (34)  (100)  (134)
Insurance receivables                     
settlements and write offs  -  (6)  (6)   8  13  21   10  -  10
Other   -  2  2   -  -  -   -  -  -
                     
End of year$ 141$ 531$ 672 $ 138$ 569$ 707 $ 162$ 618$ 780
                     
NARCO and Bendix asbestos related balances are included in the following balance sheet accounts
 NARCO and Bendix asbestos related balances are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
        
   December 31, 
   2013  2012 
        
 Other current assets$ 77 $ 44 
 Insurance recoveries for asbestos related liabilities  595   663 
        
  $ 672 $ 707 
        
 Accrued liabilities$ 461 $ 480 
 Asbestos related liabilities  1,150   1,292 
        
  $ 1,611 $ 1,772 
        
        
The following tables present information regarding Bendix related asbestos claims activity
  Years Ended 
  December 31, 
      
Claims Activity 2013 2012 
      
Claims Unresolved at the beginning of year 23,141 22,571 
Claims Filed 4,527 3,920 
Claims Resolved(a) (15,366) (3,350) 
      
Claims Unresolved at the end of year 12,302 23,141 
      
(a) Claims resolved in 2013 includes significantly aged (i.e., pending for more than six years) claims totaling 12,250 of which 92% were non-malignant.  
      
Disease distribution of claims
    December 31, 
       
 Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims 2013 2012 
       
 Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Claims  5,810  5,367 
 Nonmalignant Claims  6,492  17,774 
       
 Total Claims  12,302  23,141 
       
Average resolution values per asbestos claim
Honeywell has experienced average resolution values per claim excluding legal costs as follows:  
           
       Years Ended December 31,     
  2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
           
  (in whole dollars)
Malignant claims$ 51,000$ 49,000$ 48,000$ 54,000$ 50,000
Nonmalignant claims$ 850$ 1,400$ 1,000$ 1,300$ 200
Warranties and Guarantees
  Maximum 
  Potential 
  Future 
  Payments 
 Operating lease residual values  $ 40  
 Other third parties’ financing    5  
 Customer financing    4  
   $ 49  
Movement In Standard Product Warranty Rollforward And Balances
 Years Ended December 31,
       
  2013 2012 2011
Beginning of year $ 407$ 402$ 415
Accruals for warranties/guarantees issued during the year   212  196  197
Adjustment of pre-existing warranties/guarantees   (1)  (20)  (2)
Settlement of warranty/guarantee claims   (213)  (171)  (208)
End of year $ 405$ 407$ 402
       
Product warranties and product performance guarantees are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
       
    2013 2012
Accrued liabilities$323$375
Other liabilities 82 32
   $405$407