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Commitments and Contingencies - Respirator (Details) respirator in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) respirator	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) party	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) party	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) party plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) party case	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) party lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2023 plaintiff
Respirator Mask/Asbestos Litigation
Loss contingencies
Total number of named claimants \| plaintiff				3,500			4,042
Number of years company has been the defendant in Respirator Mask/Asbestos Litigation		20 years
Number of total claims the Company prevailed after being taken to trial					19	20
Product liabilty trials defended \| lawsuit						2
Accrued loss contingency reserve		$ 523,000,000	$ 523,000,000	$ 523,000,000	$ 523,000,000	$ 523,000,000
Increase (decrease) accrued loss contingency reserve			36,000,000
Payments for fees and settlements related to litigation			87,000,000
Insurance receivables		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Respirator Mask/Asbestos Litigation - State of West Virginia
Loss contingencies
Number of additional defendants \| party		2	2	2	2	2
Amount of punitive damages awarded	$ 5,000
Number of respirators sold \| respirator	5
Accrued loss contingency reserve		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Respirator Mask/Asbestos Litigation - Aearo Technologies
Loss contingencies
Accrued loss contingency reserve		$ 51,000,000	51,000,000	$ 51,000,000	$ 51,000,000	$ 51,000,000
Quarterly fee paid to Cabot to retain responsibility and liability for products			$ 100,000