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Earnings for the year - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Commodity price risk [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedging instruments [line items] |  |
Hedging instrument, assets | $ 557 | $ 431
Percentage of increase in commodity price | 10.00% |
Impact of hedging instrument, liabilities carrying value | $ 219 |
Percentage of decrease in commodity price | 10.00% |
Foreign exchange risk [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedging instruments [line items] |  |
Hedging instrument, assets | $ 17 | $ 10
Foreign exchange risk [member] | Australia [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedging instruments [line items] |  |
Percentage of increase in the exchange rate | 12.00% | 12.00%
Percentage of decrease in the exchange rate | (12.00%) | (12.00%)

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