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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Oct. 18, 2021 USD ($) mi | Aug. 31, 2017 Prp | Oct. 31, 2016 mi | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) mi | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Entity mi | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies |  |  |  |  | $ 7,200,000 | $ 2,100,000
Aggregate environmental accruals included in current other accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000
Amount which is better estimate within range |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Lower Passaic River |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of entities, in addition to Hexcel, who received a directive from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | Entity |  |  |  |  | 48 |
'Length of river to perform a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”) of environmental conditions | mi |  |  |  |  | 17 |
Number of identified non governmental potentially responsible parties | Prp |  | 120 |  |  |  |
Lower Passaic River | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of the river for which Record of Decision setting forth the EPA's selected remedy (in miles) | mi |  |  | 8 | 8 |  |
Expected cost of capping and dredging of the lower eight miles of the river by EPA | $ 308,700,000 |  |  | $ 970,000,000 |  |
Lower Passaic River | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of the river for which Record of Decision setting forth the EPA's selected remedy (in miles) | mi | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |
Expected cost of capping and dredging of the lower eight miles of the river by EPA | $ 661,500,000 |  |  | $ 2,070,000,000.00 |  |

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