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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) € / shares in Units, € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2024 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 23, 2019 € / shares	Apr. 08, 2019 shares
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Contract liabilities			$ 2,399	$ 2,292
Maximum allowed percent of net assets for asset disposal		5.00%
RusChemAlliance (RCA)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Contract liabilities			1,100
Maximum allowed asset value owned (as a percent)		50.00%
Additional ruble equivalent amount \| €	€ 238
Amur GPP
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Contract liabilities			700
Linde AG
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Ordinary shares, outstanding (in shares) \| shares						14,763,113
Linde AG \| RusChemAlliance (RCA)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Contract liabilities			$ 1,800
Linde AG \| Squeeze-Out Transaction
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Business acquisition, share price (in euro per share) \| € / shares					€ 189.46