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Other Expenses, Net - Summary of Other Expenses (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Material income and expense [abstract] |  |  |
Property damages and natural disasters | $ 11 | $ 55 | $ 56
Impairment losses of goodwill | 1,020 |  |
Impairment losses of other intangible assets | 194 |  | 9
Impairment losses of fixed assets | $ 306 | $ 64 | 23
Losses in the valuation of assets held for sale |  |  | $ 22

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