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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, 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 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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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
	Jun. 04, 2026 USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2022 claim	Nov. 30, 2021 claim	Apr. 30, 2021 claim	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) claim subsidiary state	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) claim subsidiary state	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 claim	Mar. 31, 2020 corporation	Sep. 30, 2018 jurisdiction
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental loss contingencies payment period								20 years
Insurance receivables for asbestos-related liabilities \| $						$ 17	$ 1	$ 148	$ 13
Reserve for environmental liabilities, current \| $						$ 21		$ 21		$ 27
Loss contingency, number of tribal corporations \| corporation													2
State Of Wisconsin v. Tyco Fire Products, LP And Johnson Controls, Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements \| $	$ 10
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 in civil enforcement action \| subsidiary						2		2
Loss contingency, filed petition, number of jurisdictions to consolidate into \| jurisdiction														1
AFFF Putative Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number						50		50
Loss contingency, pending claims, number of states originated from \| state						21		21
Loss contingency, proposed claims, number						6		6
AFFF Individual or Mass Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number						16,515		16,515
Loss contingency, pending claims, number of states originated from \| state						53		53
AFFF Municipal and Water Provider Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number						403		403
Loss contingency, pending claims, number of states originated from \| state						40		40
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
Number of pending claims where affiliates are seeking damages						7		7
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 multi-district litigation					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 multi-district litigation			2	4
AFFF Property Damage
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number										5