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Charges and Credits - Additional Information (Detail) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance charges | $ 61 | $ 65 | $ 111 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Received proceeds from sale of shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 120 |  |  |  |
Gains on sales of businesses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 139 | $ 43 |  |  |  |
Merger & integration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 123 | $ 45 |  |
Other restructuring charges | 93 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed asset impairments | 69 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of equity method investments | 51 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain of equity method investments | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 107 | [1]
Percentage of exchange rate |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  |  | 55 |  |
Debt instrument, repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  | 790 |  |  |  | 790 |
Gain on repurchase of bonds |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 11 | [1]
Charges and credits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 427 | $ 102 | (303) |
Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 399 |  |  |
Currency Devaluation Loss in Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Devaluation charge |  |  |  | $ 90 |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |
Product |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,982 | 9,341 | 7,697 |
Product | Currency Devaluation Loss in Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Devaluation charge |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,847 | $ 17,231 | 15,233 |
Services | Currency Devaluation Loss in Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Devaluation charge |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aker | Subsea Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related transaction costs |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of purchase accounting adjustments related to acquired inventories |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |
Other merger and integration-related costs |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 122 |  |  |
Merger & integration |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition pre tax charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165 |  |  |
Aker | Subsea Business | Product |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and sales |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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% |
Debt instrument maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | 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 |  |  |  |  |
Liberty Energy Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  | 9.0 |  |  |  |  | 47.8 |
Received proceeds from sale of shares |  |  |  |  | $ 137 |  |  |  |  | $ 730 |
Gains on sales of businesses |  |  |  |  | $ 36 |  |  |  |  | $ 325 |
Arabian Drilling Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges And Credits [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Received proceeds from sale of shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 223 |  |  |  |  |
Gains on sales of businesses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 107 |  |  |  |  |
Investments, fair value | 600 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600 |  |  |
Equity method investment market value | $ 900 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 900 |  |  |
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% |
[1] | See Note 3 – Charges and Credits

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