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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Potentially Dilutive Shares that were Excluded from Computation of Diluted Net Income per Share of Common Stock (Detail) - shares shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Stock-based awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential common shares excluded from computation of net income (loss) per share (in shares)	12	4	1

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1

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