CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 1,332,000,000	$ 1,226,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Abstract]
Foreign exchange translation adjustment	248,000,000	122,000,000
Prior service credit (cost)	(46,000,000)	0
Actuarial losses (gains) recognized	2,000,000	3,000,000
Prior service (credit) cost recognized	(16,000,000)	(19,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments	(60,000,000)	(16,000,000)
Effective portion of cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	(13,000,000)	(32,000,000)
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income	23,000,000	(6,000,000)
Changes in fair value of effective cash flow hedges	(36,000,000)	(26,000,000)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	152,000,000	80,000,000
Comprehensive income	1,484,000,000	1,306,000,000
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	9,000,000	10,000,000
Comprehensive income attributable to Honeywell	$ 1,475,000,000	$ 1,296,000,000