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Commitments and Contingencies - Environmental (Details) € in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) plaintiff lawsuit party | Aug. 31, 2022 plaintiff | Jul. 31, 2022 EUR (€) individual | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 EUR (€) | May 31, 2021 individual | Jun. 30, 2020 lawsuit | Jun. 30, 2019 lawsuit | May 31, 2019 lawsuit | Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 facility lawsuit | Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) defendant facility chemical mi | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) lawsuit perfluorinated_material case party | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 EUR (€) | Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in liabilities, gross |  |  | € 571 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 355,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 |  |
City of Muscle Shoals, Alabama vs. 3M |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Belgium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | party | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |
Zwijndrecht Site |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment plan for environmental remediation | € |  |  |  |  | € 125 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 150 |
Investment plan for environmental remediation, period (in years) |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
City of Decatur, Decatur Utilities, and Morgan County |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment plan for environmental remediation | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 99,000,000
Damages awarded | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff |  | 37 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
City Of Guin Water Works And Sewer Board |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid | $ |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Regulatory Activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 - Litigation | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional new claims filed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Salem County, New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities related to the manufacture and disposal of PFAS | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | New Hampshire |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Litigation | Vermont |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,150 |  |  |  |
Number of class action lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  |
Number of public water system lawsuits | 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | Various state courts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits served |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Aqueous Film Forming Foam Litigation | Federal court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) accrued loss contingency reserve | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32,000,000 |  |  |  |
Litigation payments | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits seeking medical monitoring and damages | case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | U.S. District Court of New York State |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  |
Number of additional new claims filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | individual |  |  | 8 |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | U.S. District Court of Eastern District of New York |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Alabama and Georgia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Delaware. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action and other lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other PFAS-related Environmental Litigation | Decatur, Alabama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of perfluorinated materials (FBSA and FBSEE) the company cannot release into "the waters of the United States." | perfluorinated_material |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters Other Pfc Related Environmental Litigation, Individual Cases | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ | $ 619,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 619,000,000 |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other Environmental Litigation | New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate number of miles of a river seeking to be cleaned | mi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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 | New Jersey | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of unnamed defendant | defendant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Remediation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ | 31,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of years remediation payments expected to be paid for applicable sites |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |
Environmental Matters - Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued loss contingency reserve | $ | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Insurance receivables | $ | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |

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