CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 1,036,000,000	$ 969,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Abstract]
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	(5,000,000)	(381,000,000)
Actuarial losses recognized	4,000,000	6,000,000
Prior service costs recognized	0	3,000,000
Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments	4,000,000	9,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses)	(11,000,000)	54,000,000
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income	71,000,000	0
Changes in fair value of available for sale investments	(82,000,000)	54,000,000
Effective portion of cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	9,000,000	0
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income	(4,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Changes in fair value of effective cash flow hedges	13,000,000	1,000,000
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(70,000,000)	(317,000,000)
Comprehensive income	966,000,000	652,000,000
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	19,000,000	3,000,000
Comprehensive income attributable to Honeywell	$ 947,000,000	$ 649,000,000