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Commitments and Contingencies - Environmental (Details)
€ in Millions
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 09, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
lawsuit
case
Nov. 30, 2021
lawsuit
Oct. 31, 2021
USD ($)
lawsuit
bill
Sep. 30, 2021
EUR (€)
case
Jul. 31, 2021
lawsuit
Feb. 28, 2021
lawsuit
Dec. 31, 2020
waterProvider
Aug. 31, 2020
lawsuit
Jun. 30, 2020
lawsuit
Apr. 30, 2020
subsidiary
Jul. 31, 2019
closedMunicipalLandfill
Jun. 30, 2019
lawsuit
party
May 31, 2019
lawsuit
party
Apr. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
lawsuit
facility
Feb. 28, 2018
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2016
individual
Oct. 31, 2015
localWaterWork
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
case
lawsuit
individual
perfluorinatedMaterial
mile
defendant
chemical
facility
recommendedOption
plaintiff
City Of Decatur, Decatur Utilities, And Morgan County                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, gross | $       $ 99,000,000                                  
City Of Guin, Water Works And Sewer Board                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, gross | $   $ 30,000,000                                     $ 30,000,000
Zwijndrecht                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, gross | €         € 125                                
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, period         3 years                                
Environmental Matters - Remediation                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $   29,000,000                                     $ 29,000,000
Number of years remediation payments expected to be paid for applicable sites                                         20 years
Environmental Matters - Other                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $   0                                     $ 0
Insurance receivables | $   $ 8,000,000                                     $ 8,000,000
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                         2,043
Number of class action lawsuits                                         32
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of water supplier cases             10                            
Number of water supplier cases selected       3                                  
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | Various state courts                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of lawsuits pending   5                                     5
Number of cases stayed                                         5
Number of lawsuits served                                         15
Number of lawsuits filed                         8                
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | Federal court                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of lawsuits pending   2                                     2
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | State court in Wisconsin                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of subsidiaries of plaintiff | subsidiary                     2                    
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $   $ 412,000,000                                     $ 412,000,000
Charge for environmental resolutions | $                                         $ 449,000,000
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation | New Jersey                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Approximate number of miles of a river seeking to be cleaned | mile                                         8
The value the award the plaintiff seeks | $                                         $ 165,000,000
Number of chemicals of concern in the sediment | chemical                                         8
Number of commercial drum conditioning facilities | facility                                         2
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation | Minimum | New Jersey                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of unnamed defendant | defendant                                         120
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Increase (decrease) accrued loss contingency reserve | $                                         $ 138,000,000
Litigation payments | $                                         $ 142,000,000
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Decatur, Alabama                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of perfluorinated materials (FBSA and FBSEE) the company cannot release into "the waters of the United States." | perfluorinatedMaterial                                         2
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | New Jersey                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of lawsuits filed   4                                     14
Loss contingency, medical monitoring and damages                                         8
Loss contingency, personal injuries | case                                         6
Number of cases dismissed | case                                         5
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Michigan                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                         1
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff                                         1
Number of plaintiffs added to case | case         4                                
Total number of federal bellwether cases                                         5
Number of federal bellwether cases the court issued the first round of dispositive motion rulings                                         2
Number of cases settled                                         1
Number of federal cases                                         3
Number of lawsuits filed                                         275
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | U.S. District Court of New York State                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                         1
Number of plaintiffs | individual                                         24
Number of additional plaintiffs | individual                                         8
Number of additional new claims filed                                         4
Number of lawsuits filed                                         40
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | U.S. District Court of New York State | Subsequent Event                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Settlement amount paid | $ $ 65,000,000                                        
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | U.S. District Court of Eastern District of New York                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of lawsuits pending   13                                     13
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Alabama and Georgia                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                         3
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Cities located downstream along the Coosa River                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                         3
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | State court of California                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of local water providers | waterProvider               10                          
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Delaware.                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                         1
Environmental Matters - Regulatory Activities                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of years after phase-out decision in May 2000 that the Company stopped manufacturing and using vast majority of perfluorooctanyl compounds                                         2 years
Environmental Matters - Regulatory Activities | CALIFORNIA                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of PFAS food packaging bills signed into law | bill       2                                  
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Decatur, Alabama                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                         2
Number of closed municipal landfills | closedMunicipalLandfill                       3                  
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Alabama                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of local water works for whom the water authority supplies water | localWaterWork                                     5    
Litigation settlement awarded | $                             $ 35,000,000            
Environmental Matters - Litigation | State Court of Lawrence County, Alabama                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of plaintiffs | individual                                         4,500
Environmental Matters - Litigation | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of additional plaintiffs | individual                                         42
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Minnesota                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Litigation settlement awarded | $                                       $ 897,000,000  
Settlement amount paid | $                                 $ 850,000,000        
Number of recommended options for utilizing the Water Quality and Sustainability Fund seeking public comment | recommendedOption                                         3
Environmental Matters - Litigation | State court in New York                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of lawsuits filed                                         4
Environmental Matters - Litigation | New Jersey                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of additional new claims filed                   2                      
Loss contingency, number of parties jointly and severally liable in litigation | party                           6              
Number of lawsuits filed                   2           2          
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Salem County, New Jersey                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of facilities related to the manufacture and disposal of PFAS | facility                               2          
Environmental Matters - Litigation | New Hampshire                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Loss contingency, number of parties jointly and severally liable in litigation | party                           7              
Number of lawsuits filed                           2              
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Vermont                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Loss contingency, number of parties jointly and severally liable in litigation | party                         10                
Number of lawsuits filed                         2                
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Michigan                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of lawsuits filed                 2                        
Environmental Matters - Litigation | ALASKA                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of lawsuits filed           2                              
Environmental Matters - Litigation | NORTH CAROLINA                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of lawsuits filed     4                                    
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Federal court of Michigan                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of lawsuits filed                 1                        
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Maximum | Lake Elmo, Minnesota                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Settlement amount paid | $                             $ 5,000,000            
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Minimum | State Court of Lawrence County, Alabama                                          
Loss contingencies                                          
Number of plaintiffs | individual                                   200