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Environmental Remediation Contingency, Number Of Site Categories

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Represents the number of remediation sites of the entity, as aggregated by type of environmental remediation site.

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This item represents the number of sites with each site's reserves in between zero to one million.

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Minimum Period of Expending Second Half of Environmental Reserves

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Number Of Companies Excluded From Settlement

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Number Of Parties, Settled

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Percent of environmental reserves to be funded by the entity in the next three to four years.

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Period of Expending 30 Percent of Environmental Reserves

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Represents the stretch of river which may be covered by remedial actions.

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Site Contingency, Number Of Operating Units

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Amount, before recovery, of expense for known and estimated future costs arising from requirement to perform environmental remediation.

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Period of disbursement over which accrued amount may be paid out for an individual site or group of sites, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES AND EXPENDITURES - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2024 company	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) mi	Mar. 31, 2016 mi	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) site operatingUnit	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) party
Environmental remediation reserves
Number of sites \| site						151
Environmental reserves, exceeding $ ten million, threshold value						$ 10,000,000
Environmental reserves, exceeding $ ten million, threshold value, number of sites \| site						16
Environmental reserves, range between zero to $ one million site category, number of sites \| site						86
Percent of reserve to be funded over the next three to four years						30.00%
Minimum period of expending second half of environmental reserves						10 years
Environmental remediation additional loss range						$ 1,900,000,000
Low end of range
Environmental remediation reserves
Period of expending 30 percent of environmental reserves						3 years
High end of range
Environmental remediation reserves
Environmental reserves, range between zero to $ one million site category						$ 1,000,000
Period of expending 30 percent of environmental reserves						4 years
Non-National Priorities List Sites
Environmental remediation reserves
Environmental remediation contingency, number of site categories \| site						3
Diamond Alkali Superfund Site
Environmental remediation reserves
Site contingency, number of operating units \| operatingUnit						4
Diamond Alkali Superfund Site - Operable Unit One
Environmental remediation reserves
Environmental remediation expense	$ 16,000,000
Diamond Alkali Superfund Site - Operable Unit Two
Environmental remediation reserves
Environmental remediation expense		$ 1,400,000,000
Stretch of lower passaic river requiring remedial actions \| mi					8.3
Diamond Alkali Superfund Site - Operable Unit Four
Environmental remediation reserves
Environmental remediation expense				$ 440,000,000
Stretch of lower passaic river requiring remedial actions \| mi				17
Stretch of lower passaic river not covered by remedial actions \| mi				9
Alden Leeds \| Alden Leeds
Environmental remediation reserves
Environmental remediation expense									$ 150,000,000
Number of parties, settled \| party									85
Number of companies excluded from settlement \| company			3
Clean up costs percentage						85.00%		85.00%
Increase in environmental remediation liability							$ 925,000,000
Alden Leeds \| Low end of range \| Alden Leeds
Environmental remediation reserves
Remediation costs, period						10 years
Alden Leeds \| High end of range \| Alden Leeds
Environmental remediation reserves
Remediation costs, period						20 years