Stockholders Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 25, 2024	Dec. 31, 2025		Dec. 31, 2024
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuances of common stock, net of issuance costs		$ 12,181		$ 1,883
Current Face		2,280,688
Dividends paid on common stock		$ 30,937	[1]	$ 31,037	[2]
Dividend tax ordinary income (as a percent)		64.80%		44.90%
Dividend tax return of capital (as a percent)		35.20%		55.10%
Retained Earnings (Deficit)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Dividends paid on common stock		$ 30,937	[1]	$ 31,037	[2]
Senior Unsecured Notes
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Current Face		92,500
9.500% Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2029 | Senior Unsecured Notes
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Current Face	$ 50,000	$ 50,000
Xylem Finance LLC
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock, number of shares (in shares)	1,707,922
Repurchase of common stock, value	$ 20,000
ATM Program
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock issued in sale (shares)		1,277,812		188,456
Proceeds from issuances of common stock, net of issuance costs		$ 12,300		$ 2,300
Share repurchase program, remaining authorized, amount		60,200
ATM Program | Scenario, Plan
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Payments of stock issuance costs		$ 75,000

[1] Dividends paid on common stock for the year ended December 31, 2025 at $0.32 per share of common stock on February 28, 2025, May 30, 2025, August 29, 2025, and November 26, 2025.

[2] Dividends paid on common stock for the year ended December 31, 2024 at $0.32 per share of common stock on February 29, 2024, May 31, 2024, August 30, 2024, and November 27, 2024.