DESCRIPTION OF PLAN - Contributions (Details) - ECOLAB PUERTO RICO SAVINGS PLAN	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 age
DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
Minimum age for plan eligibility	50
Employee contribution	4.00%
Employee contribution up to 4%
DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
Employer contribution	100.00%
Employee contribution over 4% and up to 8%
DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
Employer contribution	50.00%
Maximum
DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
Employee contribution	8.00%
Minimum
DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
Employee contribution	4.00%

Represents the minimum age criteria for plan eligibility under (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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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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-Topic 962
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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- Definition

Percentage of employer matching contribution on eligible participant contribution to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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-Topic 962
-SubTopic 325
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
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Percentage of maximum pretax annual compensation that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)), is permitted to contribute to total pretax annual compensation.

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