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Equity Securities, Number Of Shares Sold

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased during the period and has not been retired and is not held in treasury. Some state laws may mandate the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details) € / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, € in Millions, $ in Millions				3 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2021 USD ($) shares	Apr. 27, 2021 EUR (€) € / shares shares	Apr. 08, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 16, 2021
Technip Energies
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchased value \| $				$ 100.0
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				45.70%	49.90%
Subsequent Event \| Private Placement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale, price per share (in Euro per share) \| € / shares		€ 11.10
Subsequent Event \| Technip Energies
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchased value \| $			$ 100.0
Equity securities, number of shares sold (in shares)	55,500	55,500
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		31.00%
Subsequent Event \| Technip Energies \| Private Placement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity securities, number of shares sold (in shares)	25,000	25,000
Proceeds from sale	$ 335.2	€ 277.5
Subsequent Event \| Technip Energies \| Concurrent Sale To Technip Energies
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity securities, number of shares sold (in shares)	1,800	1,800
Sale, price per share (in Euro per share) \| € / shares		€ 11.10
Proceeds from sale	$ 24.2	€ 20.0
Subsequent Event \| Technip Energies N.V. \| Technip Energies
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of share capital		15.00%
Subsequent Event \| Technip Energies N.V. \| Technip Energies \| Private Placement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of share capital		14.00%
Subsequent Event \| Technip Energies N.V. \| Technip Energies \| Concurrent Sale To Technip Energies
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of share capital		1.00%