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Charges and Credits - Additional Information (Detail) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Emp | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Unit | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Received proceeds from sale of shares |  |  | $ 120 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains on sales of businesses |  | $ 139 | $ 43 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, fair value |  |  |  |  | $ 55 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of exchange rate |  | 93 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |
Debt instrument, repurchase amount |  | $ 790 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 790 |  |  |
Gain on repurchase of debt instrument |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | [1] |  |
Unrealized gain on investments pretax |  |  |  |  | $ 47 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges and credits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (303) |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,100 |  |  |  |
Expected increase/decrease in discount rate assumption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Number of reporting units fair value to be impacted | Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,300 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument premium paid on repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40 |  |  |  |  |
Impact of curtailment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (69)
Postretirement medical plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impact of curtailment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  |  | $ 69
Carrying Value Of Impaired Intangible Asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900 |  |  |  |
Carrying Value Of Impaired Intangible Asset | North America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300 |  |  |  |
North America pressure pumping asset impairments | North America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600 |  |  |  |
Severance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 202 |  |  |  |
Other Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | North America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  |
Workforce reductions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,021 |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in workforce | Emp |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,000 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 63 |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Performance Solutions Investments | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 730 |  |  |  |  |
Fixed Asset Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 666 |  |  |  |  |
Inventory Write Down |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 603 |  |  |  |  |
Right Of Use Asset Impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 311 |  |  |  |  |
Costs Associated With Exiting Certain Activities1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 205 |  |  |  |  |
Multiclient Seismic Data Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 156 |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42 |  |  |  |  |
Facility exit charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 254 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cameron |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,200 |  |  |  |
Smith International Inc Smith Aand Geoservices |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100 |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.50% |  |  |  |
Expected percentage change in fair value of reporting units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% |  |  |  |
3.75% Senior Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, repurchase amount |  | $ 395 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 395 |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  | 3.75% |  | 3.75% |  |  |  |  |  | 3.75% |  | 3.75% |
Debt instrument maturity date |  | 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2024 |  | 2024 |
4.00% Senior Notes due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, repurchase amount |  | $ 409 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 409 |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity date |  | 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2.40% Senior Notes due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate | 2.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity date | 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposit in trustee | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges and credits | $ 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.20% Senior Notes due 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.20% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 |  |  |  |  |
3.30% Senior Notes due 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 935 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.30% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 |  |  |  |  |
Liberty Energy Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47.8 |  |  |
Received proceeds from sale of shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 730 |  |  |
Gains on sales of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 325 |  |  |
Percentage of equity ownership interest |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Investments, fair value |  | $ 144 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 144 |  |  |
Arabian Drilling Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Received proceeds from sale of shares |  | 223 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains on sales of businesses |  | 107 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, fair value |  | 556 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 556 |  |  |
Equity method investment market value |  | $ 930 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 930 |  |  |
Arabian Drilling Company | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity ownership interest |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |
Arabian Drilling Company | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity ownership interest |  | 34.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.00% |  |  |
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued | shares |  |  |  | 9.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Received proceeds from sale of shares |  |  |  | $ 109 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains on sales of businesses |  |  |  | $ 28 |  | $ 104 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity ownership interest |  |  |  |  |  | 37.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37.00%
Investments, fair value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 43 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 43
Unrealized Gain on Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposition |  |  |  |  |  | $ 62 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | See Note 3 – Charges and Credits

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