Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	May 01, 2025
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2025
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Registrant Name	Williams Companies, Inc.
Entity File Number	1-4174
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	73-0569878
Entity Address, Address Line One	One Williams Center
Entity Address, City or Town	Tulsa
Entity Address, State or Province	OK
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	74172
City Area Code	800
Local Phone Number	945-5426
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $1.00 par value
Trading Symbol	WMB
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,221,006,379
Entity Central Index Key	0000107263
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2025
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Registrant Name	Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
Entity File Number	1-7584
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	74-1079400
Entity Address, Address Line One	2800 Post Oak Boulevard
Entity Address, City or Town	Houston
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77056
City Area Code	713
Local Phone Number	215-2000
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0
Entity Central Index Key	0000099250
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Northwest Pipeline LLC [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2025
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Registrant Name	Northwest Pipeline LLC
Entity File Number	1-7414
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-1157701
Entity Address, Address Line One	One Williams Center
Entity Address, City or Town	Tulsa
Entity Address, State or Province	OK
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	74172
City Area Code	800
Local Phone Number	945-5426
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0
Entity Central Index Key	0000110019
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31