Equity Method Investment, Percentage Of Share Capital

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Equity Securities, Number Of Shares Sold

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Option Contract Indexed to Equity, Purchased Shares, Percentage

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Option Contract Indexed to Equity, Total Price

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Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Remaining Interest Exercised, Percentage

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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the equity method.

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-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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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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SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details) € / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, € in Millions, $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jul. 29, 2021 EUR (€) € / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Feb. 16, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2018 USD ($)
Technip Energies
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage					49.90%
Technip Energies \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity securities, number of shares sold (in shares) \| shares	39,500	39,500
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		22.00%
Private Placement \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale, price per share (in Euro per share) \| € / shares		€ 11.20
Private Placement \| Technip Energies \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity securities, number of shares sold (in shares) \| shares	16,000	16,000
Proceeds from sale	$ 212.8	€ 179.2
Island Offshore Subsea AS \| Island Offshore Subsea AS
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, acquired percent						51.00%
Fair value \| $						$ 43.7
Island Offshore Subsea AS \| Island Offshore Subsea AS \| Share Purchase Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchased shares (percentage)							51.00%
Remaining interest (percentage)							49.00%
Total price \| $							$ 48.7
Technip Energies N.V. \| Technip Energies
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of share capital				15.00%
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			31.10%
Technip Energies N.V. \| Private Placement \| Technip Energies \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of share capital		9.00%