Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 18, 2021 USD ($) mi	Aug. 31, 2017 Prp	Oct. 31, 2016 mi	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) mi	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Entity mi	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies					$ 0.9	$ 2.1
Aggregate environmental accruals included in current other accrued liabilities						$ 0.1
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	$ 308.7			$ 970.0
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
Expected cost of capping and dredging of the lower eight miles of the river by EPA	$ 661.5			$ 2,070.0