Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Note 14 — Subsequent Events Response to COVID-19 As part of the Company’s response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business, the Company is taking the following cost reduction measures: temporary salary reductions and unpaid furloughs for most salaried employees, including reducing the base salary of our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President by 50% and our other executive officers by 30%, reducing retainer fees for our non-employee directors by 50%, and suspending the Company’s 401(k) match, employee stock purchase plan, dividend payments and stock repurchases until further notice. Also, in furtherance of its objectives to reduce costs, the Company is targeting a 30% reduction in labor costs to be implemented on a rolling basis beginning in the second quarter of 2020. The Company is still developing this plan, and therefore, it cannot reasonably estimate restructuring costs relating to termination benefits at this time. The Company continues to analyze its cost structure and may implement additional cost reduction measures as may be necessary due to the on-going economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Merger Termination On January 12, 2020, we announced that we had entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Woodward, Inc. (“Woodward”), which provided for the combination of Hexcel and Woodward in an all stock merger of equals (the “Merger”). In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 5, 2020, Hexcel and Woodward entered into an agreement to terminate the Merger Agreement. Rights Plan On April 6, 2020, the Company declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “right”) for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock and adopted a stockholder rights plan, as set forth in the rights agreement entered into as of April 6, 2020, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent. The dividend was payable on April 16, 2020 to stockholders of record of the Company’s common stock on such date. In general, the rights plan works by imposing a significant penalty upon any person or group which acquires 15% or more of the outstanding common stock without the approval of the board. If the rights become exercisable, each right will allow its holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock for $150.00. This portion of a preferred share will give the stockholder approximately the same dividend, voting and liquidation rights as would one share of common stock. The rights will not be exercisable until ten days after the public announcement that a person or group has become an “acquiring person” (as defined in the rights agreement) by obtaining beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding common stock. Prior to exercise, the right does not give its holder any dividend, voting, or liquidation rights. The rights will expire on April 6, 2021.

Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Note 14 — Subsequent Events

Response to COVID-19

As part of the Company’s response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business, the Company is taking the following cost reduction measures: temporary salary reductions and unpaid furloughs for most salaried employees, including reducing the base salary of our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President by 50% and our other executive officers by 30%, reducing retainer fees for our non-employee directors by 50%, and suspending the Company’s 401(k) match, employee stock purchase plan, dividend payments and stock repurchases until further notice. Also, in furtherance of its objectives to reduce costs, the Company is targeting a 30% reduction in labor costs to be implemented on a rolling basis beginning in the second quarter of 2020. The Company is still developing this plan, and therefore, it cannot reasonably estimate restructuring costs relating to termination benefits at this time. The Company continues to analyze its cost structure and may implement additional cost reduction measures as may be necessary due to the on-going economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Merger Termination

On January 12, 2020, we announced that we had entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Woodward, Inc. (“Woodward”), which provided for the combination of Hexcel and Woodward in an all stock merger of equals (the “Merger”). In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 5, 2020, Hexcel and Woodward entered into an agreement to terminate the Merger Agreement.

Rights Plan

On April 6, 2020, the Company declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “right”) for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock and adopted a stockholder rights plan, as set forth in the rights agreement entered into as of April 6, 2020, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent. The dividend was payable on April 16, 2020 to stockholders of record of the Company’s common stock on such date. In general, the rights plan works by imposing a significant penalty upon any person or group which acquires 15% or more of the outstanding common stock without the approval of the board. If the rights become exercisable, each right will allow its holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock for $150.00. This portion of a preferred share will give the stockholder approximately the same dividend, voting and liquidation rights as would one share of common stock. The rights will not be exercisable until ten days after the public announcement that a person or group has become an “acquiring person” (as defined in the rights agreement) by obtaining beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding common stock. Prior to exercise, the right does not give its holder any dividend, voting, or liquidation rights. The rights will expire on April 6, 2021.