Comprehensive Income(Loss)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Comprehensive Income Loss [Abstract] 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Note 12. Comprehensive Income/(Loss)          
          
Comprehensive income/(loss) consists of the following:        
          
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
  September 30,  September 30,
  2011 2010  2011 2010
          
Net income $ 863$ 596 $ 2,381$ 1,666
          
Foreign exchange translation adjustments  (440)  599   67  (106)
Pension and postretirement benefit adjustments  (77)  32   (70)  (96)
Change in fair value of effective cash flow hedges  (33)  -   (24)  1
Change in unrealized gains on available for sale         
investments(a)  (36)  19   (28)  47
   277  1,246   2,326  1,512
Less: Comprehensive Income/(Loss) attributable to         
noncontrolling interest(b)  -  (1)   3  15
          
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) attributable to         
Honeywell $ 277$ 1,247 $ 2,323$ 1,497
          
(a) Includes reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income.
          
(b) Comprehensive Income/(Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest consisted predominately of net income.

      
      
 Changes in Noncontrolling Interest for the nine months ended September 30 consist of the following:    
      
   2011 2010
      
 Balance beginning of period  121 110
 Comprehensive Income/(Loss)    
  attributable to noncontrolling interest  3 15
 Acquisitions  - 18
 Dividends paid (14) (7)
 Other owner changes (5)  -
      
 Balance end of period, September 30  105  136

In the nine months ended September 30, 2011 there was a $2 million decrease to Honeywell additional paid in capital for purchases of existing noncontrolling interests.

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2010 there were no increases or decreases to Honeywell additional paid in capital for purchases and sales of existing noncontrolling interests.