Revenue Recognition and Contracts with Customers - Company's net sales as a percentage (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue performance obligation percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Percentage	18.00%
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period	3 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Percentage	58.00%
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Percentage	24.00%
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period	2 years
Point-in-Time
Revenue performance obligation percentage	90.00%	89.00%
Over Time - Input Method
Revenue performance obligation percentage	10.00%	11.00%

Period in which remaining performance obligation is expected to be recognized as revenue, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 606
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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