CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 1,036,000,000	$ 969,000,000
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	19,000,000	3,000,000
Net income attributable to Honeywell	1,017,000,000	966,000,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to Honeywell to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	238,000,000	248,000,000
Gain on sale of available for sale investments	(105,000,000)	0
Repositioning and other charges	214,000,000	128,000,000
Net payments for repositioning and other charges	(125,000,000)	(98,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement (income) expense	(49,000,000)	1,000,000
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments	(36,000,000)	(171,000,000)
Stock compensation expense	52,000,000	54,000,000
Deferred income taxes	2,000,000	27,000,000
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements	(30,000,000)	(24,000,000)
Other	(24,000,000)	(33,000,000)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts, notes and other receivables	(154,000,000)	(142,000,000)
Inventories	(115,000,000)	(51,000,000)
Other current assets	236,000,000	18,000,000
Accounts payable	(41,000,000)	(295,000,000)
Accrued liabilities	(392,000,000)	(287,000,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	688,000,000	341,000,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(192,000,000)	(148,000,000)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	7,000,000	0
Increase in investments	(631,000,000)	(174,000,000)
Decrease in investments	410,000,000	166,000,000
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(122,000,000)
Other	61,000,000	(33,000,000)
Net cash used for investing activities	(345,000,000)	(311,000,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in commercial paper	1,100,000,000	800,000,000
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings	(10,000,000)	8,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	92,000,000	164,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	25,000,000	7,000,000
Payments of long-term debt	(602,000,000)	(600,000,000)
Excess tax benefits from share based payment arrangements	30,000,000	24,000,000
Repurchases of common stock	(320,000,000)	(139,000,000)
Cash dividends paid	(363,000,000)	(322,000,000)
Net cash used for financing activities	(48,000,000)	(58,000,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(45,000,000)	(67,000,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	250,000,000	(95,000,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	6,422,000,000	4,634,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 6,672,000,000	$ 4,539,000,000