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Loss Contingency, Number Of Pending Claims Transferred To Multi-District Litigation

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Loss Contingency, Number Of Subsidiaries In Civil Enforcement Action

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Loss Contingency, Number Of Subsidiaries Named In Lawsuits

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Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number Of States Originated From

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Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number Of Tribal Corporations Filing Lawsuit

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Loss Contingency, Proposed Claims, Number

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Carrying value of the obligation (known or estimated) arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites, payable in twelve months or in the next operating cycle if longer.

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The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2022 claim	Nov. 30, 2021 claim	Apr. 30, 2021 claim	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) claim state subsidiary	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) claim state subsidiary defendant	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 claim	Mar. 31, 2022 subsidiary	Mar. 31, 2020 corporation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental loss contingencies payment period							20 years
Conditional asset retirement obligations \| $					$ 7		$ 7			$ 7
Loss contingency, number of subsidiaries in civil enforcement action \| subsidiary												2
Insurance receivables for asbestos-related liabilities \| $					1	$ 351	13	$ 351
Reserve for environmental liabilities, current \| $					$ 23		$ 23			$ 32
Loss contingency, number of tribal corporations \| corporation													2
FTC-Related Remediation and Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number											6
Aqueous Film Forming Foam ("AFFF") Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of subsidiaries named in lawsuits \| subsidiary					2		2
AFFF Putative Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number					45		45
Loss contingency, proposed claims, number					6		6
Loss contingency, pending claims, number of states originated from \| state					20		20
AFFF Individual or Mass Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number					9,900		9,900
Loss contingency, pending claims, number of states originated from \| state					52		52
AFFF Individual or Mass Actions \| Colorado
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of defendants \| defendant							7,000
AFFF Individual or Mass Actions \| United States, Excluding Colorado
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of defendants \| defendant							9,900
AFFF Municipal and Water Provider Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number					260		260
Loss contingency, pending claims, number of states originated from \| state					34		34
Water Provider AFFF Settlement Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contribution to resolve settlement \| $	$ 750
Reserve for environmental liabilities, current \| $									$ 415
State or U.S. Territory Attorneys General Litigation Related to AFFF
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number					35		35
Loss contingency, pending claims, number of states originated from \| state					33		33
State or U.S. Territory Attorneys General Litigation Related to AFFF \| Alaska
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number				2
Loss contingency, number of pending claims transferred to MDL				2
State or U.S. Territory Attorneys General Litigation Related to AFFF \| North Carolina
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number		2	4
Loss contingency, number of pending claims transferred to MDL		2	4