Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Oct. 18, 2021 USD ($) mi	Aug. 31, 2017 Prp	Oct. 31, 2016 mi	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) mi	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Entity mi	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies					$ 7,200,000	$ 2,100,000
Aggregate environmental accruals included in current other accrued liabilities						100,000
Amount which is better estimate within range					$ 0	$ 0
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
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			$ 970,000,000
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			$ 2,070,000,000.00