Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Pension assumptions (Details) - Pension Plan	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
UNITED STATES
Weighted average assumptions used to determine the company's obligations
Discount rate (as a percent)	2.91%	2.58%
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent)	4.18%	4.26%
Cash balance interest crediting rate (as a percent)	4.11%	3.76%
Weighted average assumptions used to determine the company's net periodic benefit cost
Discount rate (as a percent)	2.58%	3.34%	4.38%
Expected long-term return on plan assets (as a percent)	4.10%	5.30%	5.30%
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent)	4.26%	4.21%	4.31%
Cash balance interest crediting rate (as a percent)	3.76%	4.16%	4.49%
Non-US
Weighted average assumptions used to determine the company's obligations
Discount rate (as a percent)	3.47%	2.84%
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent)	3.67%	3.54%
Weighted average assumptions used to determine the company's net periodic benefit cost
Discount rate (as a percent)	2.84%	3.55%	4.33%
Expected long-term return on plan assets (as a percent)	3.37%	3.81%	4.37%
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent)	3.54%	3.68%	3.63%
CANADA
Weighted average assumptions used to determine the company's net periodic benefit cost
Expected long-term return on plan assets (as a percent)	3.06%

Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.

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Weighted average rate increase of compensation, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan.

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Weighted-average interest crediting rate used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, cash balance and other defined benefit plans with promised interest crediting rate.

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Weighted average rate of return on plan assets, reflecting average rate of earnings expected on existing plan assets and expected contributions, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
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-SubTopic 20
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