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Financial Instruments - Summary of Consolidated Net Monetary Assets (Liabilities) by Currency (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Monetary assets | $ 3,517 | $ 3,801
Monetary liabilities | 17,739 | 17,726
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (14,222) | (13,925)
US Dollar [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (8,176) | (8,237)
Pesos [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (490) | (711)
Euro [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (3,194) | (3,023)
Pounds [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (1,148) | (787)
Other Currencies [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (1,214) | (1,167)
Mexico [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Monetary assets | 856 | 721
Monetary liabilities | 1,420 | 1,311
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (564) | (590)
Mexico [member] | US Dollar [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (161) | (23)
Mexico [member] | Pesos [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (403) | (567)
United States [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Monetary assets | 550 | 1,017
Monetary liabilities | 2,480 | 2,444
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (1,930) | (1,427)
United States [member] | US Dollar [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (1,930) | (1,427)
South, Central America And Caribbean [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Monetary assets | 240 | 280
Monetary liabilities | 680 | 589
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (440) | (309)
South, Central America And Caribbean [member] | US Dollar [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (37) | (72)
South, Central America And Caribbean [member] | Euro [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) |  | 1
South, Central America And Caribbean [member] | Other Currencies [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (403) | (238)
Asia, Middle East and Africa [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Monetary assets | 1,452 | 1,593
Monetary liabilities | 3,534 | 3,162
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (2,082) | (1,569)
Asia, Middle East and Africa [member] | US Dollar [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | 17 |
Asia, Middle East and Africa [member] | Euro [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (743) | (519)
Asia, Middle East and Africa [member] | Pounds [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (1,174) | (807)
Asia, Middle East and Africa [member] | Other Currencies [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (182) | (243)
Other Operations [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Monetary assets | 419 | 190
Monetary liabilities | 9,625 | 10,220
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (9,206) | (10,030)
Other Operations [Member] | US Dollar [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (6,065) | (6,715)
Other Operations [Member] | Pesos [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (87) | (144)
Other Operations [Member] | Euro [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | (2,451) | (2,505)
Other Operations [Member] | Pounds [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | 26 | 20
Other Operations [Member] | Other Currencies [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Net monetary assets (liabilities) | $ (629) | $ (686)

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