Background and Basis of Presentation (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021 country
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of countries in which Edgewell operates	20
Number of countries with retail operations	50

The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date.

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