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Commitments and Contingencies - Product Liability (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) plaintiff case wave lawsuit | May 31, 2022 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) plaintiff | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) plaintiff | Dec. 31, 2020 plaintiff | Jun. 30, 2021 lawsuit | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) individual plaintiff case lawsuit wave | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)
State court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed | case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |
Pending Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff | 146,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | plaintiff | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 232,000 |  |
Committed amount to product liability accrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0
Pre-tax charge on product liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200.0 |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |
Amount of punitive damages awarded |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.0 |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  |  | $ 8.0 | $ 1.0 | 7.0 |  |  |  |  |
Initial number of federal bellwether cases | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Apportioned fault of the company |  |  |  |  | 62.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Apportioned fault of the plaintiff |  |  |  |  | 38.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | case | 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |
Number of lawsuits filed | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84,000 |  |
Number of waves of pending lawsuits | wave | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Number of pending lawsuits per wave | lawsuit | 500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500 |  |
Lawsuits pending period (in months) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 months |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs | Multi-district litigation (MDL) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of compensatory damages awarded |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.0 |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs | State court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | individual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |
Number of lawsuits filed | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs | Aearo Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Committed amount to product liability accrual | $ 600.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600.0 |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs | Other Investments | Aearo Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Committed amount to product liability accrual | 700.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700.0 |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs | Other Liabilities | Aearo Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Committed amount to product liability accrual | 900.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900.0 |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs | Other Assets | Aearo Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Committed amount to product liability accrual | 300.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300.0 |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs | Contingent Liability Claims | Aearo Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Committed amount to product liability accrual | $ 1,200.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200.0 |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs | Additional Projected Case Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Committed amount to product liability accrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200.0
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Seventh Trial | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  |  | 13.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Seventh Trial | Post Trial Order Award | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Eighth Trial | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  |  | $ 23.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Eleventh Trail, Plaintiff Two | Compensatory Damages | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  | $ 5.0 |  | $ 15.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Eleventh Trail, Plaintiff Two | Punitive Damages | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  | $ 72.0 |  | 40.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Eleventh Trail, Plaintiff Two | Compensatory and Punitive Damages | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  |  | 55.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Eleventh Trail, Plaintiff Two | Post Trial Compensatory and Punitive Damages | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  |  | $ 22.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Twelfth Trial | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50.0 |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Thirteenth Trial | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8.0 |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | case | 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Thirteenth Trial | Compensatory Damages | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  | $ 2.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Thirteenth Trial | Post Trial Order Compensatory Damages | Multi-district litigation (MDL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount paid |  |  | $ 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability - Bair Hugger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits pending | case | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Number of lawsuits filed | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,208 |  |
Product Liability - Bair Hugger | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of named claimants | individual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |
Product Liability - Bair Hugger | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Product Liability - Bair Hugger | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61 |  |

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