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Commitments and Contingencies - Environmental (Details) € in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 09, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) lawsuit case | Nov. 30, 2021 lawsuit | Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) bill lawsuit | Sep. 30, 2021 EUR (€) case | Jul. 31, 2021 lawsuit | Feb. 28, 2021 lawsuit | Dec. 31, 2020 waterProvider | Aug. 31, 2020 lawsuit | Jun. 30, 2020 lawsuit | Apr. 30, 2020 subsidiary | Jul. 31, 2019 landfill | Jun. 30, 2019 lawsuit party | May 31, 2019 lawsuit party | Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 lawsuit facility | Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2016 individual | Oct. 31, 2015 water_work | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) lawsuit individual recommendedOption mile defendant chemical facility plaintiff case perfluorinated_material
City Of Decatur, Decatur Utilities, And Morgan County |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, gross | $ |  |  |  | $ 99,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
City Of Guin, Water Works And Sewer Board |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, gross | $ |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000
Zwijndrecht |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, gross | € |  |  |  |  | € 125 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Remediation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ |  | 29,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,000,000
Number of years remediation payments expected to be paid for applicable sites |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years
Environmental Matters - Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0
Insurance receivables | $ |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,000,000
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,043
Number of class action lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of water supplier cases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of water supplier cases selected |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | Various state courts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Number of cases stayed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Number of lawsuits served |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | Federal court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | State court in Wisconsin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries of plaintiff | subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ |  | $ 412,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 412,000,000
Charge for environmental resolutions | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 449,000,000
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate number of miles of a river seeking to be cleaned | mile |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
The value the award the plaintiff seeks | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 165,000,000
Number of chemicals of concern in the sediment | chemical |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
Number of commercial drum conditioning facilities | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation | Minimum | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of unnamed defendant | defendant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) accrued loss contingency reserve | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 138,000,000
Litigation payments | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 142,000,000
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Decatur, Alabama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of perfluorinated materials (FBSA and FBSEE) the company cannot release into "the waters of the United States." | perfluorinated_material |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
Loss contingency, medical monitoring and damages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
Loss contingency, personal injuries | case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Number of cases dismissed | case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Michigan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Number of plaintiffs added to case | case |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of federal bellwether cases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Number of federal bellwether cases the court issued the first round of dispositive motion rulings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Number of cases settled |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Number of federal cases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 275
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | U.S. District Court of New York State |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Number of plaintiffs | individual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24
Number of additional plaintiffs | individual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
Number of additional new claims filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | U.S. District Court of New York State | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid | $ | $ 65,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | U.S. District Court of Eastern District of New York |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Alabama and Georgia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Cities located downstream along the Coosa River |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | State court of California |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of local water providers | waterProvider |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Delaware. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Environmental Matters - Regulatory Activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years after phase-out decision in May 2000 that the Company stopped manufacturing and using vast majority of perfluorooctanyl compounds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years
Environmental Matters - Regulatory Activities | CALIFORNIA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of PFAS food packaging bills signed into law | bill |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Decatur, Alabama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Number of closed municipal landfills | landfill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Alabama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of local water works for whom the water authority supplies water | water_work |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Litigation settlement awarded | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | State Court of Lawrence County, Alabama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | individual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500
Environmental Matters - Litigation | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional plaintiffs | individual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Minnesota |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement awarded | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 897,000,000 |
Settlement amount paid | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 850,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of recommended options for utilizing the Water Quality and Sustainability Fund seeking public comment | recommendedOption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Environmental Matters - Litigation | State court in New York |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Environmental Matters - Litigation | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional new claims filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of parties jointly and severally liable in litigation | party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Salem County, New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities related to the manufacture and disposal of PFAS | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | New Hampshire |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of parties jointly and severally liable in litigation | party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Vermont |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, number of parties jointly and severally liable in litigation | party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Michigan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | ALASKA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | NORTH CAROLINA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Federal court of Michigan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Maximum | Lake Elmo, Minnesota |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Minimum | State Court of Lawrence County, Alabama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | individual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |

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