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CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND OTHER MATTERS - Large Power Projects in South Africa (Details) R in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Oct. 11, 2022 USD ($) | Oct. 11, 2022 ZAR (R) | Oct. 02, 2021 USD ($) | Oct. 02, 2021 ZAR (R) | Apr. 28, 2021 USD ($) dispute | Apr. 28, 2021 ZAR (R) dispute | Feb. 22, 2021 USD ($) project | Feb. 22, 2021 ZAR (R) project | Feb. 05, 2021 USD ($) | Jul. 23, 2020 USD ($) dispute | Jul. 23, 2020 ZAR (R) | May 31, 2021 USD ($) | May 31, 2021 ZAR (R) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 ZAR (R) | Oct. 01, 2022 USD ($) project | Oct. 01, 2022 ZAR (R) | Sep. 21, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 21, 2022 ZAR (R) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 04, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 04, 2021 ZAR (R) | Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2019 ZAR (R)
Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of large power projects | project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of disputes | dispute |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 619,800,000 |  |  |  | $ 675,900,000 |  |  |  |
Assets of DBT and Heat Transfer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,200,000 |  |  |  | $ 52,200,000 |  |  |  |
Large Power Projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment for bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SOUTH AFRICA | Large Power Projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain contingency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,000,000.0 | R 1,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded gain contingency, current proceeding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,000,000.0 | 732.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of disputes |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000.0 | R 82.0 | $ 8,600,000 | R 126.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible legal claim deemed unlikely |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,600,000 | R 349.6 |  | $ 44,200,000 | R 790.0 |  |
SOUTH AFRICA | Large Power Projects | Demand Bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SOUTH AFRICA | Large Power Projects | Demand Bonds | MHI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 | R 18.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible legal claim deemed unlikely |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000 | 29.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment for bonds |  |  | $ 23,400,000 | R 418.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,500,000 | R 178.7 | $ 14,300,000 | R 239.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets | R |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 327.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets of DBT and Heat Transfer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SOUTH AFRICA | Large Power Projects | Demand Bonds | MHI | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment for bonds | $ 5,100,000 | R 90.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest paid | $ 700,000 | R 12.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SOUTH AFRICA | Large Power Projects | MHI April And July 2019 Claims |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible legal claim deemed unlikely |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,800,000 | R 407.2
SOUTH AFRICA | Large Power Projects | MHI Additional Claims |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible legal claim deemed unlikely |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,900,000 | R 176.2
SOUTH AFRICA | Large Power Projects | Bonds Upon Completion Of Certain Administrative Milestones | Demand Bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liabilities and Other Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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