Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 18, 2021 USD ($) mi	Aug. 31, 2017 Prp	Oct. 31, 2016 mi	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) mi	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Entity mi	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies					$ 2,100,000	$ 2,400,000	$ 2,500,000	$ 2,700,000
Aggregate environmental accruals included in current other accrued liabilities					100,000	300,000
Amount which is better estimate within range					0	0
Remediation accrual balance if accrued at high end of the range of possible outcomes					16,000,000	16,000,000
Purchase commitments for 2022					14,900,000
Purchase commitments for 2023					8,100,000
Purchase commitments for 2024					8,700,000
Purchase commitments for 2025					3,000,000.0
Purchase commitments for 2026					2,900,000
Purchase commitments thereafter					$ 16,800,000
Lower Passaic River
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of entities, in addition to Hexcel, who received a directive from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | Entity					48
Length of river to perform a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study ("RI/FS") of environmental conditions | mi					17
Number of identified non governmental potentially responsible parties | Prp		120
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies					$ 2,100,000	$ 2,100,000
Lower Passaic River | Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Portion of the river for which Record of Decision setting forth the EPA's selected remedy (in miles) | mi			8	8
Expected cost of capping and dredging of the lower eight miles of the river by EPA	$ 308,700,000			$ 970,000
Lower Passaic River | Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Portion of the river for which Record of Decision setting forth the EPA's selected remedy (in miles) | mi	9			9
Expected cost of capping and dredging of the lower eight miles of the river by EPA	$ 661,500,000			$ 2,070,000.00