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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]  
Loss Contingency
Years Ended December 31,
201520142013
Beginning of year$591$643$654
Accruals for environmental matters deemed probable and
reasonably estimable194268272
Environmental liability payments(273)(321)(304)
Other6121
End of year$518$591$643
Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
Environmental liabilities are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
December 31,
20152014
Accrued liabilities$253$278
Other liabilities265313
$518$591
Asbestos Related Liabilities
Asbestos Related Liabilities
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
201520142013
BendixNARCOTotalBendixNARCOTotalBendixNARCOTotal
Beginning of year$623$929$1,552$656$955$1,611$653$1,119$1,772
Accrual for update to
estimated liability180818819541991805185
Change in estimated cost of
future claims11-11(1)-(1)16-16
Update of expected resolution
values for pending claims1-12-2(5)-(5)
Asbestos related liability
payments(193)(16)(209)(229)(30)(259)(188)(169)(357)
End of year$622$921$1,543$623$929$1,552$656$955$1,611
Insurance Recoveries for Asbestos Related Liabilities
Insurance Recoveries for Asbestos Related Liabilities
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
201520142013
BendixNARCOTotalBendixNARCOTotalBendixNARCOTotal
Beginning of year$135$350$485$141$531$672$138$569$707
Probable insurance
recoveries related to
estimated liability21-2124-2427-27
Insurance receipts for
asbestos related liabilities(33)(30)(63)(24)(187)(211)(24)(34)(58)
Insurance receivables
settlements and write offs167(6)71-(6)(6)
Other -(1)(1)-(1)(1)-22
End of year$124$325$449$135$350$485$141$531$672
NARCO and Bendix asbestos related balances are included in the following balance sheet accounts
NARCO and Bendix asbestos related balances are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
December 31,
20152014
Other current assets$23$31
Insurance recoveries for asbestos related liabilities426454
$449$485
Accrued liabilities$292$352
Asbestos related liabilities1,2511,200
$1,543$1,552
The following tables present information regarding Bendix related asbestos claims activity
Years Ended
December 31,
Claims Activity20152014
Claims Unresolved at the beginning of year9,26712,302
Claims Filed2,8623,694
Claims Resolved(1)(4,350)(6,729)
Claims Unresolved at the end of year7,7799,267
(1)Claims resolved in 2014 include 2,110 cancer claims which were determined to have no value. Also, claims resolved in 2015 and 2014 include significantly aged (i.e., pending for more than six years) claims totaling 153 and 1,266.
Disease distribution of claims
December 31,
Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims20152014
Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Claims3,7723,933
Nonmalignant Claims4,0075,334
Total Claims7,7799,267
Average resolution values per asbestos claim
Honeywell has experienced average resolution values per claim excluding legal costs as follows:
     Years Ended December 31,     
20152014201320122011
(in whole dollars)
Malignant claims$44,000$53,500$51,000$49,000$48,000
Nonmalignant claims$100$120$850$1,400$1,000
Movement In Standard Product Warranty Rollforward And Balances
Years Ended December 31,
201520142013
Beginning of year $403$405$407
Accruals for warranties/guarantees issued during the year 206225212
Adjustment of pre-existing warranties/guarantees 13(34)(1)
Settlement of warranty/guarantee claims (206)(193)(213)
End of year $416$403$405
Product warranties and product performance guarantees are included in the following balance sheet accounts:
December 31,
20152014
Accrued liabilities$355$332
Other liabilities6171
$416$403