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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions, R$ in Billions | Sep. 01, 2010 USD ($) company | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2022 | Apr. 23, 2019 € / shares | Apr. 08, 2019 shares | Sep. 01, 2010 BRL (R$)
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Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brazil tax matters estimated exposure |  | $ 115 |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | company | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract liabilities |  | 2,950 | $ 3,986 |  |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit, bank guarantees and surety bonds |  | 3,344 |  |  |  |  |
RCA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract liabilities |  | $ 1,100 |  |  |  |  |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum allowed percent of net assets for asset disposal |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
White Martins |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial CADE civil fine imposed | $ 350 |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 1.7
MG Industries GmbH |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial CADE civil fine imposed | $ 41 |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 0.2
Squeeze-Out Transaction | Linde AG |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, share price (in euro per share) | € / shares |  |  |  |  | € 189.46 |  |
Ordinary shares, outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 14,763,113 |

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