SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events Abstract
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Note 18. Subsequent Events In April 2014, the Company announced the realignment of our Honeywell Process Solutions business from Automation and Control Solutions into Performance Materials and Technologies. Following the reorganization, the Company's four segments remained Aerospace, Automation and Control Solutions, Performance Materials and Technologies and Transportation Systems. Effective with the reporting of second quarter 2014 results, the Company will report its financial performance based on the inclusion of Honeywell Process Solutions in Performance Materials and Technologies.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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