CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 2,731,000,000	$ 2,732,000,000
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	26,000,000	14,000,000
Net income attributable to Honeywell	2,705,000,000	2,718,000,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to Honeywell to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	372,000,000	354,000,000
Amortization	204,000,000	193,000,000
Repositioning and other charges	458,000,000	353,000,000
Net payments for repositioning and other charges	(328,000,000)	(264,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement income	(510,000,000)	(373,000,000)
Pension and other postretirement benefit payments	(44,000,000)	(47,000,000)
Stock compensation expense	90,000,000	94,000,000
Deferred income taxes	114,000,000	(92,000,000)
Other	78,000,000	(8,000,000)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	97,000,000	(276,000,000)
Inventories	(189,000,000)	(298,000,000)
Other current assets	174,000,000	(3,000,000)
Accounts payable	224,000,000	314,000,000
Accrued liabilities	(448,000,000)	(278,000,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,997,000,000	2,387,000,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(339,000,000)	(401,000,000)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	3,000,000	25,000,000
Increase in investments	(1,787,000,000)	(2,329,000,000)
Decrease in investments	3,508,000,000	1,841,000,000
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(15,000,000)
Other	220,000,000	(113,000,000)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	1,605,000,000	(992,000,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper and other short-term borrowings	12,749,000,000	5,036,000,000
Payments of commercial paper and other short-term borrowings	(12,152,000,000)	(4,835,000,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	127,000,000	376,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	5,000,000	16,000,000
Payments of long-term debt	(1,277,000,000)	(30,000,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(1,704,000,000)	(992,000,000)
Cash dividends paid	(1,116,000,000)	(1,049,000,000)
Other	(118,000,000)	(105,000,000)
Net cash used for financing activities	(3,486,000,000)	(1,583,000,000)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(93,000,000)	222,000,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,023,000,000	34,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	7,059,000,000	7,843,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 8,082,000,000	$ 7,877,000,000