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Commitments and Contingencies - Environmental (Details)
€ in Millions
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 35 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2022
EUR (€)
defendant
individual
Feb. 28, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2021
lawsuit
bill
Sep. 30, 2021
EUR (€)
May 31, 2021
individual
Feb. 28, 2021
case
lawsuit
Jun. 30, 2020
lawsuit
Apr. 30, 2020
subsidiary
Jul. 31, 2019
landfill
Jun. 30, 2019
lawsuit
May 31, 2019
lawsuit
Apr. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
facility
lawsuit
Jul. 31, 2018
USD ($)
facility
chemical
defendant
mi
Aug. 31, 2016
individual
Oct. 31, 2015
water_work
Jun. 30, 2022
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2022
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2022
USD ($)
lawsuit
case
party
perfluorinated_material
individual
Sep. 30, 2022
USD ($)
plaintiff
party
lawsuit
Nov. 30, 2022
party
Mar. 31, 2022
EUR (€)
Nov. 30, 2021
USD ($)
Loss contingencies                                                
Increase in liabilities, gross € 571                                 $ 355,000,000 $ 500,000,000          
King Case                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff                                         37      
Zwijndrecht Site                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Investment plan for environmental remediation | €         € 125                                   € 150  
Investment plan for environmental remediation, period (in years)         3 years                                      
City of Decatur, Decatur Utilities, and Morgan County                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Investment plan for environmental remediation | $                                               $ 99,000,000
City Of Guin Water Works And Sewer Board                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Settlement amount paid | $     $ 30,000,000                                          
Belgium                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of lawsuits pending | party                                       9 9      
Belgium | Forecast                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of lawsuits pending | party                                           1    
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 - 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 bills signed into law that prohibit use of PFAS in children's products and food packaging | bill       2                                        
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Alabama                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of local water works for whom the water authority supplies water | water_work                                 5              
Litigation settlement awarded | $                         $ 35,000,000                      
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Decatur, Alabama                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                       2        
Number of closed municipal landfills | landfill                   3                            
Environmental Matters - Litigation | New Jersey                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of lawsuits filed               2           2                    
Number of additional new claims filed               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 | State Court of Lawrence County, Alabama                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of plaintiffs | individual                                       4,900        
Environmental Matters - Litigation | State Court of Lawrence County, Alabama | Minimum                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of plaintiffs | individual                               200                
Environmental Matters - Litigation | New Hampshire                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of lawsuits filed                       2                        
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Vermont                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of lawsuits filed                     2                          
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                       3,095        
Number of class action lawsuits                                       33        
Number of public water system lawsuits                                       200 200      
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 lawsuits filed                     8                          
Number of cases stayed                                       5        
Number of lawsuits served                                       24        
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | State court in Wisconsin                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of subsidiaries of plaintiff | subsidiary                 2                              
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | Federal court                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of lawsuits pending                                       2 2      
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Increase (decrease) accrued loss contingency reserve | $                                       $ 626,000,000        
Litigation payments | $                                       $ 394,000,000        
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | U.S. District Court of New York State                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of plaintiffs | individual 8         24                                    
Settlement amount paid | $   $ 65,000,000                                            
Number of lawsuits filed                                       39        
Number of additional new claims filed                                       5        
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 | Decatur, Alabama                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of perfluorinated materials (FBSA and FBSEE) the company cannot release into "the waters of the United States." | perfluorinated_material                                       2        
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 | New Jersey                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of lawsuits filed                                       26        
Number of lawsuits seeking medical monitoring and damages | case             10                         10        
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Delaware.                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                       1        
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $                                       $ 644,000,000 $ 644,000,000      
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation | New Jersey                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Approximate number of miles of a river seeking to be cleaned | mi                             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 | New Jersey | Minimum                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of unnamed defendant | defendant                             120                  
Environmental Matters, AFFF Related Lawsuit | Massachusetts                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of defendants | defendant 18                                              
Environmental Matters Other Pfc Related Environmental Litigation, Individual Cases | New Jersey                                                
Loss contingencies                                                
Number of lawsuits filed                                       16