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    <periodOfReport>2025-03-05</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>false</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001524472</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Xylem Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>XYL</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerCik>0002040538</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Emmerich Meredith</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O XYLEM INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>301 WATER STREET SE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WASHINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>DC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>20003</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>false</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>SVP &amp; Pres, AW</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <value>2025-03-05</value>
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            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1060.00</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>129.67</value>
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                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4833.00</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to buy)</value>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2035-03-05</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reflects an award of restricted stock units pursuant to the Xylem 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated February 24, 2016) that are scheduled to vest in one third increments on March 5, 2026, March 5, 2027 and March 5, 2028.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes additional shares due to dividend reinvestment.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Reflects an award of non-qualified stock options pursuant to the Xylem 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated February 24, 2016) that are scheduled to vest in one-third increments on March 5, 2026, March 5, 2027 and March 5, 2028.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Mike Nazario, by power of attorney for Meredith Emmerich</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-06</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
