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Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation Between Actual Income Tax Expense and Amount Computed by Applying Statutory Tax Rate (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in Mexico | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00%
Difference tax component between books and tax foreign exchange fluctuations | $ 12 | $ (81) | $ (115)
Parent [member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |
Difference tax component between books and tax foreign exchange fluctuations | $ 312 | $ 117 |
Mexico [member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in Mexico | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00%

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