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Commitments and Contingencies - Environmental (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
party
lawsuit
Jul. 31, 2024
case
Mar. 31, 2024
plaintiff
Feb. 29, 2024
lawsuit
Jan. 31, 2024
lawsuit
Dec. 31, 2023
plaintiff
case
Nov. 30, 2023
party
May 31, 2023
EUR (€)
action
party
lawsuit
Mar. 31, 2023
lawsuit
party
Dec. 31, 2022
action
Jul. 31, 2022
EUR (€)
Jun. 30, 2020
lawsuit
Jun. 30, 2019
lawsuit
May 31, 2019
lawsuit
Mar. 31, 2019
facility
lawsuit
Jul. 31, 2018
USD ($)
facility
defendant
chemical
mi
Oct. 31, 2023
lawsuit
Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2024
lawsuit
Jun. 30, 2022
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
USD ($)
party
lawsuit
plaintiff
perfluorinated_material
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of actions taken from lawsuits | action                   2                      
Increase in liabilities, gross                     € 571,000,000                 $ 500,000,000  
Illinois                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of lawsuits filed | party 2                                        
Number of class action lawsuits | party             3                            
MAINE                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Claims dismissed | party                                         9
New plaintiffis added to property damage claims | plaintiff                                         106
Total plaintiffis | plaintiff                                         112
Belgian Civil Litigation                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of lawsuits pending | party 17                                       17
Number of cases settled | action               1                          
Settlement amount paid | €               € 500                          
Number of family members awarded | party               4                          
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff           1,400                              
PFAS Contamination                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of lawsuits filed       2 2     2 2               2        
Number of cases transferred to MDL         1     1 1               1        
PWS Settlement | Pending Litigation                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff     25     25                              
Estimate of possible settlement amount | $ $ 12,500,000,000                                       $ 12,500,000,000
Pre-tax charge on settlement | $                                   $ 10,300,000,000      
Present value of possible loss 5.20%                                       5.20%
Number of cases to undergo further discovery | case   9                                      
Number of cases | case           25                              
PWS Settlement | Minimum | Pending Litigation                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Estimate of possible settlement amount | $ $ 10,500,000,000                                       $ 10,500,000,000
PWS Settlement | Maximum | Pending Litigation                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Estimate of possible settlement amount | $ $ 12,500,000,000                                       $ 12,500,000,000
Environmental Matters - Regulatory Activities                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
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 - Litigation | New Jersey                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of lawsuits filed                       2     2            
Number of additional new claims filed                       2                  
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Salem County, New Jersey                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of facilities related to the manufacture and disposal of PFAS | facility                             2            
Environmental Matters - Litigation | New Hampshire                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of lawsuits filed                           2              
Number of cases transferred to MDL                           1              
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Vermont                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of lawsuits filed                         2                
Number of cases transferred to MDL                         1                
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Illinois                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of lawsuits filed                         2                
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                     9,017   6,000
Number of pre-suits                                         1
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | Various state courts                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of lawsuits pending 5                                       5
Number of lawsuits filed                         8                
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | Federal court                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of lawsuits pending 2                                       2
Claims dismissed                                         1
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Increase (decrease) accrued loss contingency reserve | $                                         $ 500,000,000
Litigation payments | $                                         $ 3,000,000,000
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Alabama and Georgia                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                         6
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Delaware.                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits                                         1
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Decatur, Alabama                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of perfluorinated materials (FBSA and FBSEE) | perfluorinated_material                                         2
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ $ 8,500,000,000                                       $ 8,500,000,000
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation | Other current liabilities                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ 1,900,000,000                                       1,900,000,000
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation | Other liabilities                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ 6,600,000,000                                       6,600,000,000
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation | New Jersey                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
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                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Number of unnamed defendant | defendant                               120          
Environmental Matters - Other                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ 0                                       0
Insurance receivables | $ 27,000,000                                       27,000,000
Environmental Matters - Remediation                                          
Product Liability Litigation                                          
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ $ 37,000,000                                       $ 37,000,000
Number of years remediation payments expected to be paid for applicable sites                                         20 years