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Amount by which if escrow is below, on December 31, 2028, then Chemours will make 50% of the deposits and DuPont and Corteva together will make 50% of the deposits necessary to restore the balance of the escrow account to $700MM.

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Lawsuits alleging personal injury which were filed.

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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Chemours (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) lawsuits	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2028 USD ($)
PFOA Matters: Multi-District Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	$ 670.0
Lawsuits alleging personal injury filed \| lawsuits	3,550
Corteva [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stray liability sharing percentage		29.00%
DuPont de Nemours [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Corteva and DuPont stray liability threshold for PFAS		$ 200.0
Stray liability sharing percentage		71.00%
PFAS [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
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Threshold to waive MOU escrow account funding obligation		$ 100.0
PFAS [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow Account Balance			$ 700.0
PFAS [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cost Sharing Arrangement Term		20 years
Qualified Spend and Escrow Account Contribution Threshold		$ 4,000.0
PFAS [Member] \| Chemours [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow Account Deposit Percentage		50.00%
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow Balance		$ 50.0
PFAS [Member] \| Chemours [Member] \| No later than each of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2022
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow Balance		100.0
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow Balance		$ 500.0
PFAS [Member] \| Corteva [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
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PFAS [Member] \| Corteva [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Qualified Spend and Escrow Account Contribution Threshold		$ 600.0
PFAS [Member] \| DuPont de Nemours [Member]
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Stray liability sharing percentage for PFAS		50.00%
PFAS [Member] \| Corteva and DuPont
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Escrow Account Deposit Percentage		50.00%
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PFAS [Member] \| Corteva and DuPont \| Maximum [Member]
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Escrow Balance		$ 500.0