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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Summary of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share | Basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows (in millions, except for share and per share amounts):
|  | Successor |
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |
|  | 2021 |
Basic and diluted net loss per share: |  |  |  |  |
Numerator |  |  |  |  |
Net loss attributable to Alight, Inc. - basic and diluted |  | $ |  | (107 | )
Denominator |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted |  |  |  | 438,968,920 |
Basic and diluted net loss per share |  | $ |  | (0.24 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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