CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 1,332,000,000	$ 1,226,000,000
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	6,000,000	10,000,000
Net income attributable to Honeywell	1,326,000,000	1,216,000,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to Honeywell to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	170,000,000	179,000,000
Amortization	101,000,000	74,000,000
Repositioning and other charges	129,000,000	125,000,000
Net payments for repositioning and other charges	(137,000,000)	(134,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement income	(183,000,000)	(159,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments	(24,000,000)	(38,000,000)
Stock compensation expense	50,000,000	53,000,000
Deferred income taxes	(42,000,000)	48,000,000
Other	14,000,000	88,000,000
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	23,000,000	(208,000,000)
Inventories	(286,000,000)	(241,000,000)
Other current assets	(25,000,000)	(54,000,000)
Accounts payable	115,000,000	(113,000,000)
Accrued liabilities	(291,000,000)	(517,000,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	940,000,000	319,000,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(168,000,000)	(194,000,000)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	24,000,000	1,000,000
Increase in investments	(1,256,000,000)	(836,000,000)
Decrease in investments	825,000,000	880,000,000
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(1,056,000,000)
Other	(29,000,000)	9,000,000
Net cash used for investing activities	(604,000,000)	(1,196,000,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper and other short-term borrowings	2,468,000,000	6,300,000,000
Payments of commercial paper and other short-term borrowings	(2,467,000,000)	(8,750,000,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	221,000,000	105,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	11,000,000	4,448,000,000
Payments of long-term debt	(5,000,000)	(419,000,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(310,000,000)	(1,156,000,000)
Cash dividends paid	(503,000,000)	(499,000,000)
Payments to purchase the noncontrolling interest	0	(238,000,000)
Other	(33,000,000)	(14,000,000)
Net cash used for financing activities	(618,000,000)	(223,000,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	149,000,000	118,000,000
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(133,000,000)	(982,000,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	7,843,000,000	5,455,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 7,710,000,000	$ 4,473,000,000