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Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities - Summary of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Cross Currency Swap (Detail) - Net Investment Hedging € in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2025 HKD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 SGD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 EUR (€)
Currency Paid | Cross currency swaps | Fixed Pay Weighted Average Interest Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount | €			€ 1,997			€ 965
Weighted Average Interest Rate	2.48%	2.91%	2.48%	2.48%	2.48%	2.91%
Currency Paid | Cross currency swaps | Based on ESTR
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount | €			€ 1,688			€ 2,138
Floating Interest Rate	Based on ESTR	Based on ESTR
Currency Paid | Currency Swap Two | Fixed Pay Weighted Average Interest Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount				$ 3,907
Currency Paid | Currency Swap Three | Fixed Pay Weighted Average Interest Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount					$ 389
Currency Received | Cross currency swaps | Fixed Received Weighted Average Interest Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 2,114	$ 1,014
Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.98%	4.41%	3.98%	3.98%	3.98%	4.41%
Currency Received | Cross currency swaps | Based on SOFR
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 1,750	$ 2,250
Floating Interest Rate	Based on SOFR	Based on SOFR
Currency Received | Currency Swap Two | Fixed Received Weighted Average Interest Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 500
Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.64%		0.64%	0.64%	0.64%
Currency Received | Currency Swap Three | Fixed Received Weighted Average Interest Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount				$ 2,350
Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.62%		0.62%	0.62%	0.62%

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