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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Unrestricted Cash

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Debt Instrument, EBITDA Ratio Covenant

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Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio Covenant

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Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio Covenant Period

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)		3 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 24, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) testingPeriod	Mar. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 1,102,600,000
Leverage ratio covenant period		12 months
Repayments of principal in next twelve months		$ 88,300,000
Line of Credit \| Term Loans Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		200,000,000
Optional line of credit limit increase		300,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		900,000,000
Debt, gross		395,000,000.0		$ 195,000,000.0
Available capacity		$ 505,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Pentair, Pentair Finance S.à r.l (“PFSA“)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt agreement financial covenant, leverage ratio		4.25
Number of testing periods \| testingPeriod		4
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant, unrestricted cash		$ 250,000,000
Debt agreement financial covenant, leverage ratio		3.75
EBITDA ratio for debt		3.00
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant, unrestricted cash		$ 5,000,000
Debt agreement financial covenant, leverage ratio		1.00
EBITDA ratio for debt		1.00
Line of Credit \| Bridge Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,600,000,000
Available capacity		$ 1,000,000,000
Borrowings outstanding		0
Term Loans \| Term Loans Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		200,000,000.0		$ 200,000,000.0
Term Loans \| 5-year Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross	$ 600,000,000
Debt term	5 years
Other Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		21,500,000
Borrowings outstanding		$ 0