Schedule H, Line 4a - Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions (Details) - EBP Zoetis Savings Plan	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Line Items]
Contributions transferred late to plan	$ 243
Contributions not corrected	0
Contributions corrected outside VFCP	243
Contributions pending correction in VFCP	$ 0

- Definition

Amount of delinquent participant contribution corrected outside Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP) for employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
-Number 2520
-Section 103
-Subsection 10
-Paragraph a
-Publisher DOL-EBSA

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- Definition

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.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
-Number 2520
-Section 103
-Subsection 10
-Paragraph a
-Publisher DOL-EBSA

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- Definition

Amount of delinquent participant contribution not corrected for employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
-Number 2520
-Section 103
-Subsection 10
-Paragraph a
-Publisher DOL-EBSA

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- Definition

Amount of delinquent participant contribution pending correction in Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP) for employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
-Number 2520
-Section 103
-Subsection 10
-Paragraph a
-Publisher DOL-EBSA

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- Definition

Amount of delinquent participant contribution transferred late to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
-Number 2520
-Section 103
-Subsection 10
-Paragraph a
-Publisher DOL-EBSA

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