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Retirement Plans - Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted-Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
U.S. Retiree Healthcare Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	5.18%	5.42%	2.70%
Interest crediting rate	5.25%	5.25%	5.25%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	2.97%	3.82%	1.40%
Increases in compensation levels	2.90%	3.14%	2.74%
Interest crediting rate	2.05%	1.57%	0.99%

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- Definition

Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (k)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

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Weighted average rate increase of compensation, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (k)(2)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

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- Definition

Weighted-average interest crediting rate used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, cash balance and other defined benefit plans with promised interest crediting rate.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (k)(4)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

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