Revenue - Primary geographic markets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 34,949	$ 32,723	$ 29,206
Essential Materials
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	9,459	8,785	8,498
Road Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	15,666	14,888	13,298
Road Solutions | Recognized over time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	8,150	7,605	6,463
Building and Infrastructure Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,698	4,631	3,609
Building and Infrastructure Solutions | Recognized over time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	643	599	556
Outdoor Living Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	5,126	4,419	3,801
Americas Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	15,435	14,324	12,407
Americas Materials Solutions | Essential Materials
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,583	4,160	3,833
Americas Materials Solutions | Road Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	10,852	10,164	8,574
Americas Materials Solutions | Road Solutions | Recognized over time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	6,146	5,791	4,662
Americas Materials Solutions | Building and Infrastructure Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Americas Materials Solutions | Outdoor Living Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Americas Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	7,017	6,188	4,628
Americas Building Solutions | Essential Materials
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Americas Building Solutions | Road Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Americas Building Solutions | Building and Infrastructure Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,524	2,379	1,464
Americas Building Solutions | Building and Infrastructure Solutions | Recognized over time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	70	78	81
Americas Building Solutions | Outdoor Living Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,493	3,809	3,164
Europe Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	9,690	9,349	9,389
Europe Materials Solutions | Essential Materials
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,876	4,625	4,665
Europe Materials Solutions | Road Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,814	4,724	4,724
Europe Materials Solutions | Road Solutions | Recognized over time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,004	1,814	1,801
Europe Materials Solutions | Building and Infrastructure Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Europe Materials Solutions | Outdoor Living Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Europe Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,807	2,862	2,782
Europe Building Solutions | Essential Materials
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Europe Building Solutions | Road Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Europe Building Solutions | Building and Infrastructure Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,174	2,252	2,145
Europe Building Solutions | Building and Infrastructure Solutions | Recognized over time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	573	521	475
Europe Building Solutions | Outdoor Living Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	633	610	637
Republic of Ireland
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	916	801	706
Republic of Ireland | Americas Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Republic of Ireland | Americas Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Republic of Ireland | Europe Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	916	801	706
Republic of Ireland | Europe Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
United Kingdom
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,312	4,241	4,199
United Kingdom | Americas Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
United Kingdom | Americas Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
United Kingdom | Europe Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,090	4,003	3,979
United Kingdom | Europe Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	222	238	220
Rest of Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	6,486	6,293	6,316
Rest of Europe | Americas Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
Rest of Europe | Americas Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	3	4
Rest of Europe | Europe Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,230	3,992	4,051
Rest of Europe | Europe Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,256	2,298	2,261
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	20,930	19,088	15,618
United States | Americas Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	14,088	13,050	11,172
United States | Americas Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	6,692	5,860	4,293
United States | Europe Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0
United States | Europe Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	150	178	153
Rest of World
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,305	2,300	2,367
Rest of World | Americas Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,347	1,274	1,235
Rest of World | Americas Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	325	325	331
Rest of World | Europe Materials Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	454	553	653
Rest of World | Europe Building Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 179	$ 148	$ 148