REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST (Details) (USD $)			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Thomas Russell Co [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Thomas Russell Co [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Name of acquired entity			Thomas Russell Co.
Date of acquisition agreement			Oct. 22, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			30.00%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			70.00%
Description of noncontrolling interest terms			During the calendar year 2016, Honeywell has the right to acquire and the noncontrolling shareholder has the right to sell to Honeywell the remaining 30 percent interest at a price based on a multiple of Thomas Russell Co.’s average annual operating income from 2013 to 2015, subject to a predetermined cap and floor. Additionally, Honeywell has the right to acquire the remaining 30 percent interest for a fixed price equivalent to the cap at any time on or before December 31, 2015.
Increase Decrease In Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance beginning of period, December 31	$ 189,000,000	$ 167,000,000	$ 167,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Net income			25,000,000	10,000,000
Distributions			(15,000,000)	(12,000,000)
Adjustments to redemption value			12,000,000	3,000,000
Other			0	3,000,000
Balance at end of period	$ 189,000,000	$ 167,000,000	$ 189,000,000	$ 154,000,000