Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Sep. 30, 2012 item
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of environmental cleanup sites for which the company and Honeywell jointly consented	2
Number of environmental cleanup sites for which Honeywell reimburses costs incurred	3

This element represents the number of environmental cleanup sites to which the entity is jointly or severally liable to perform certain investigations and remediation and monitoring activities.

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