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Financial Instruments - Additional Information - Short-Term and Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Issuance of outstanding notes payables | $ 53 | $ 66 |  |
Total debt | 7,379 | 9,339 | $ 9,365 | $ 9,311
Long term borrowings | 7,306 | 9,160 |  |
Premiums, fees and issuance costs paid | 142 | 98 | 63 |
Issuance costs of new debt | 37 | 38 | 24 |
Proportional fees and issuance costs related to the extinguished debt instruments | 99 | 60 | 39 |
Financial expense [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Payments for debt issue costs | 27 | 19 | $ 1 |
Two Thousand Twenty One Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit outstanding amount | 1,500 |  |  |
Two Thousand Twenty One Pesos Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit remaining amount | $ 255 |  |  |
Two Thousand seventeen Facilities Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit outstanding amount |  | $ 2,420 |  |
Other countries [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Share in borrowings, percentage | 6.00% | 7.00% |  |
Finance subsidiaries [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Share in borrowings, percentage | 94.00% | 93.00% |  |
Notes payable [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Long term borrowings | $ 5,357 | $ 6,511 |  |

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