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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Stock Options Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]      
Exercisable at December 31, $ 49.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member]      
Stock based compensation Fair Value [Abstract]      
Weighted average fair value per share of options granted during the year $ 16.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 11.85us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 13.26us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Expected annual dividend yield 2.05%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
2.55%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
2.57%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Expected volatility 23.06%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
24.73%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
30.36%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Risk-free rate of return 1.48%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
0.91%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
1.16%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Expected option term (years) 5 years 0 months 5 years 6 months 5 years 10 months
Stock Options Number of Options [Abstract]      
Outstanding at beginning of period, 30,663,837us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
35,569,021us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
38,916,370us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Granted 5,823,706us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
6,041,422us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
5,788,734us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Exercised (5,697,263)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
(10,329,611)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
(8,347,313)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Lapsed or Canceled (1,294,668)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
(616,995)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
(788,770)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Outstanding at end of period, 29,495,612us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
30,663,837us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
35,569,021us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Vested and Expected to Vest at December 31, 28,015,623us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
   
Exercisable at December 31, 16,019,742us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
15,594,410us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
19,468,017us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Options Activity Footnote [Abstract]      
Vested options 16,000,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
   
Options expected to vest 12,000,000hon_ExpectedVestedOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
   
Outstanding unvested options 28,000,000hon_OutstandingUnvestedOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
   
Number of Options Exercisable 16,019,742us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
15,594,410us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
19,468,017us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Stock Options Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]      
Outstanding at beginning of period, $ 53.27us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 47.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 43.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Granted $ 93.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 69.89us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 59.86us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Exercised $ 47.47us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 41.91us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 36.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Lapsed or Canceled $ 67.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 53.84us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 49.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Outstanding at end of period, $ 61.80us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 53.27us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 47.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
Vested and Expected to Vest at December 31, $ 60.44us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
   
Exercisable at December 31, $ 49.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 45.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember
$ 43.64us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ hon_ScheduleOfStockBasedCompensationPlansAxis
= hon_StockIncentivePlanMember