CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 1,126,000,000	$ 1,022,000,000	$ 2,162,000,000	$ 1,991,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Abstract]
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	66,000,000	(75,000,000)	61,000,000	(456,000,000)
Actuarial losses recognized	4,000,000	6,000,000	8,000,000	12,000,000
Prior service costs recognized	0	2,000,000	0	5,000,000
Transition obligation recognized	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Settlements and curtailments	0	(26,000,000)	0	(26,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments	5,000,000	(17,000,000)	9,000,000	(8,000,000)
Unrealized gains (losses)	9,000,000	3,000,000	(2,000,000)	57,000,000
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income	0	0	71,000,000	0
Changes in fair value of available for sale investments	9,000,000	3,000,000	(73,000,000)	57,000,000
Effective portion of cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	12,000,000	(28,000,000)	21,000,000	(28,000,000)
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income	3,000,000	(6,000,000)	(1,000,000)	(7,000,000)
Changes in fair value of effective cash flow hedges	9,000,000	(22,000,000)	22,000,000	(21,000,000)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	89,000,000	(111,000,000)	19,000,000	(428,000,000)
Comprehensive income	1,215,000,000	911,000,000	2,181,000,000	1,563,000,000
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	25,000,000	(2,000,000)	44,000,000	1,000,000
Comprehensive income attributable to Honeywell	$ 1,190,000,000	$ 913,000,000	$ 2,137,000,000	$ 1,562,000,000