Segment information - Summary of adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 445	$ 386
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	(397)	(384)
Interest income	43	40
Interest expense	(133)	(81)
Gain on divestitures and unrealized gains on investments (i) (ii)	160	0
Pension income excluding current service cost component (i)	1	0
Substantial acquisition-related costs	(20)	0
Income (loss) from operations before income tax expense and income from equity method investments	99	(39)
Europe Materials Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA	90	68
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	(103)	$ (101)
Disposal group, held-for-sale, not discontinued operations | Lime operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposal	115
Disposal group, held-for-sale, not discontinued operations | Lime operations | Europe Materials Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposal	$ 115