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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions							1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 02, 2025 entity	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($) party	Mar. 24, 2023 defendant	Mar. 02, 2023 mi	Sep. 28, 2021 mi	Jun. 30, 2018 defendant	Mar. 31, 2016 mi	May 31, 2007 entity	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) mi	Sep. 10, 2026 USD ($) mi	Mar. 02, 2022 party
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Casualty and non catastrophic property deductible									$ 200
Casualty and catastrophic property deductible									$ 175
Environmental
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of miles pertaining to passaic river tidal reach required to be studied by EPA \| mi									17
Number of miles under study \| mi							8
Site contingency, number of upper miles under study \| mi				9	9
Site contingency, number of parties liable \| party											8
Number of parties participating in modified CD \| party		82
Cleanup work										$ 125
Baseline sampling, number of miles \| mi										8.3
Required financial assurance to be secured										$ 125
Number of defendants \| defendant			37			110
Environmental \| Other Defendants
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party		$ 150
Environmental \| Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of entities \| entity	2
Pending Litigation \| Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of other U.S.-based entities mentioned in class action lawsuit \| entity								3
Minimum \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Range of possible loss from legal proceedings									$ 1
Maximum \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Range of possible loss from legal proceedings									75
Total Casualty
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Self-insured retention amount, per occurrence (up to)									$ 100