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Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Recent Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 15, 2023 | Dec. 14, 2022 | Oct. 25, 2022 | Aug. 08, 2022 | May 12, 2022 | Apr. 19, 2022 | Mar. 23, 2022 | Mar. 03, 2022 | Dec. 16, 2021 | Oct. 29, 2021 | Jul. 15, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,401 | $ 3,312 | $ 2,565
Gain on TETRA Ireland equity method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 21 | $ 0
IPVideo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition | $ 170 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation fair value | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 109 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 72 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired liabilities | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPVideo | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years |  |
IPVideo | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 58 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |
IPVideo | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |
Rave Mobile |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  | $ 553 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation fair value |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement, award requisite service period |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 212 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net liabilities |  | 59 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rave Mobile | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  | 9 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rave Mobile | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 82 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  | 17 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rave Mobile | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 121 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  | 17 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Futurecom Systems Group, ULC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  | $ 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net liabilities |  |  | $ 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Barrett Communications Pty Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  | $ 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net assets |  |  |  | $ 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Barrett Communications Pty Ltd | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Barrett Communications Pty Ltd | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Videotec S.p.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  | $ 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation fair value |  |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement, award requisite service period |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net assets |  |  |  |  | $ 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Videotec S.p.A. | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Calipsa, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | $ 39 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation fair value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement, award requisite service period |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Calipsa, Inc | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Calipsa, Inc | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TETRA Ireland Communications Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 120 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on TETRA Ireland equity method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TETRA Ireland Communications Limited | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TETRA Ireland Communications Limited | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 83 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ava Security Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 388 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement, award requisite service period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 267 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ava Security Limited | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 144 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Ava Security Limited | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |
911 Datamaster |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |
Average service period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
911 Datamaster | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |  |
911 Datamaster | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |  |
Envysion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 124 |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  |
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8 |  |  |  |
Average service period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Envysion | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |
Envysion | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |
Envysion | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |
Openpath |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 298 |  |  |
Share-based compensation fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 234 |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73 |  |  |
Net liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9 |  |  |
Average service period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
Potential earn-out payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40 |  |  |
Openpath | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 57 |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 years |  |  |
Openpath | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16 |  |  |
Intangible assets estimated useful lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |

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