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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 7,455 | $ 7,879
Income (Loss) Before Taxes |  | (8,089) | 509
Pretax segment operating income |  | 776 | 908
Interest expense |  | 136 | 147
Reservoir Characterization |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,311 | 1,459
Drilling |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 2,291 | 2,387
Production |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 2,703 | 2,890
Cameron |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,254 | 1,259
Operating Segments |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 7,455 | 7,879
Interest income |  |  | 1
Interest expense |  | 7 | 11
Operating Segments | Reservoir Characterization |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,311 | 1,459
Income (Loss) Before Taxes |  | 184 | 281
Operating Segments | Drilling |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 2,291 | 2,387
Income (Loss) Before Taxes |  | 285 | 307
Operating Segments | Production |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 2,703 | 2,890
Income (Loss) Before Taxes |  | 212 | 217
Operating Segments | Cameron |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,254 | 1,259
Income (Loss) Before Taxes |  | 121 | 148
Eliminations & other |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue |  | (104) | (116)
Income (Loss) Before Taxes |  | (26) | (45)
Corporate & other | [1] | (228) | (273)
Interest income | [2] | 15 | 10
Interest expense | [3] | (129) | $ (136)
Charges and credits | [4] | $ (8,523) |
[1] | Comprised principally of certain corporate expenses not allocated to the segments, stock-based compensation costs, amortization expense associated with certain intangible assets, certain centrally managed initiatives and other nonoperating items.
[2] | Interest income excludes amounts which are included in the segments’ income ($- million in 2020; $1 million in 2019).
[3] | Interest expense excludes amounts which are included in the segments’ income ($7 million in 2020; $11 million in 2019).
[4] | See Note 2 – Charges and Credits.

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