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Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges (Restructuring Reserve Rollforward) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring accruals |  | $ 7 | $ 29 |
Severance and other |  | 15 | 6 | $ 54
Cash payments |  | (11) | (25) | (36)
Asset impairment |  | 0 | (1) | (18)
Foreign currency and other |  | (1) | (2) |
Restructuring accruals |  | 10 | 7 | $ 29
Water Infrastructure |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring accruals |  | 1 |  |
Restructuring accruals |  | 1 | 1 |
Applied Water |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring accruals |  | 1 |  |
Restructuring accruals |  | 0 | 1 |
Measurement & Control Solutions |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring accruals |  | 4 |  |
Restructuring accruals |  | 3 | 4 |
Regional Selling Locations |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring accruals | [1] | 1 |  |
Restructuring accruals | [1] | 4 | 1 |
Corporate and other |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Restructuring accruals |  | 0 |  |
Restructuring accruals |  | $ 2 | $ 0 |
[1] | Regional selling locations consist primarily of selling and marketing organizations that incurred restructuring expense which was allocated to the segments. The liabilities associated with restructuring expense were not allocated to the segments.

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