Multiemployer Plan, Contributions By Employer, Percentage Of Employee Contributions

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Multiemployer Plans, Certified Zone Status, Number Of Plans, Red Zone

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The number of employees within multiemployer plans

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The number of multiemployer plans that Praxair participates in.

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Amount of contribution expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Sum of the allocated, committed-to-be-released and suspense shares of the entity held by the plan.

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Amount of cash outflow for pension benefit. Includes, but is not limited to, employer contribution to fund plan asset and payment to retiree. Excludes other postretirement benefit.

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Retirement Programs - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Retirement Programs - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) multiemployerPlan employee shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of multiemployer plans participated in \| multiemployerPlan	8
Estimated number of union employees in multiemployer plans \| employee	200
Multiemployer plan, contributions by employer, percentage of employee contributions		1.00%	1.00%
Number of plans in red zone \| multiemployerPlan	2
Pension contributions	$ 46	$ 51	$ 42
Pensions
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Annual pay credits, percent of eligible compensation	4.00%
Minimum \| Scenario, Forecast
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated pension plan contributions during next fiscal year				$ 35
Maximum \| Scenario, Forecast
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated pension plan contributions during next fiscal year				$ 45
Praxair U.S. Defined Contribution Savings Plans
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan contributions	$ 59	56	51
Shares of common stock in esops (in shares) \| shares	1,660,694
Praxair International Defined Contribution Savings Plans
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan contributions	$ 60	$ 80	$ 101