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Business Combinations, Discontinued Operations, Sale of Other Disposal Groups and Selected Financial Information by Reportable Segment and Line of Business - Summary of Balance sheet Information by Geographic Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ 26,650 | $ 27,425
Total liabilities |  | 16,379 | 18,473
Net assets by segment |  | 10,271 | 8,952
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 1,099 | 795
Mexico [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 3,785 | 3,837
Total liabilities |  | 1,513 | 1,523
Net assets by segment |  | 2,272 | 2,314
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 190 | 144
United States [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 12,810 | 12,442
Total liabilities |  | 2,707 | 2,490
Net assets by segment |  | 10,103 | 9,952
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 373 | 284
United Kingdom [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 1,591 | 1,513
Total liabilities |  | 1,220 | 1,368
Net assets by segment |  | 371 | 145
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 94 | 55
France [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 993 | 1,052
Total liabilities |  | 476 | 585
Net assets by segment |  | 517 | 467
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 44 | 62
Germany [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 401 | 416
Total liabilities |  | 287 | 357
Net assets by segment |  | 114 | 59
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 29 | 24
Spain [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 704 | 1,023
Total liabilities |  | 240 | 230
Net assets by segment |  | 464 | 793
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 34 | 22
Poland [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 322 | 320
Total liabilities |  | 126 | 134
Net assets by segment |  | 196 | 186
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 29 | 19
Rest of EMEAA [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 807 | 861
Total liabilities |  | 287 | 283
Net assets by segment |  | 520 | 578
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 66 | 32
Colombia [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 962 | 1,105
Total liabilities |  | 477 | 514
Net assets by segment |  | 485 | 591
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 27 | 14
Panama [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 282 | 295
Total liabilities |  | 88 | 78
Net assets by segment |  | 194 | 217
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 9 | 3
Caribbean TCL [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 498 | 493
Total liabilities |  | 219 | 258
Net assets by segment |  | 279 | 235
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 22 | 16
Dominican Republic [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 192 | 158
Total liabilities |  | 87 | 66
Net assets by segment |  | 105 | 92
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 15 | 2
Rest of South, Central America and the Caribbean [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 262 | 333
Total liabilities |  | 173 | 162
Net assets by segment |  | 89 | 171
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 15 | 7
Philippines [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 777 | 761
Total liabilities |  | 153 | 158
Net assets by segment |  | 624 | 603
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 89 | 82
Israel [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 776 | 769
Total liabilities |  | 526 | 507
Net assets by segment |  | 250 | 262
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 45 | 28
Other Locations [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 1,347 | 1,860
Total liabilities |  | 7,761 | 9,754
Net assets by segment |  | (6,414) | (7,894)
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 13 | 1
Continuing operation [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 26,509 | 27,238
Total liabilities |  | 16,340 | 18,467
Net assets by segment |  | 10,169 | 8,771
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 1,094 | 795
Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 141 | 187
Total liabilities |  | 39 | 6
Net assets by segment |  | 102 | 181
Additions to fixed assets | [1] | 5 | 0
Equity accounted investment [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 535 | 510
Equity accounted investment [member] | United States [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 159 | 146
Equity accounted investment [member] | United Kingdom [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 6 | 6
Equity accounted investment [member] | France [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 41 | 53
Equity accounted investment [member] | Germany [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 3 | 4
Equity accounted investment [member] | Poland [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 1 | 1
Equity accounted investment [member] | Rest of EMEAA [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 9 | 8
Equity accounted investment [member] | Other Locations [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 316 | 292
Equity accounted investment [member] | Continuing operation [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 535 | 510
All other assets [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 26,115 | 26,915
All other assets [member] | Mexico [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 3,785 | 3,837
All other assets [member] | United States [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 12,651 | 12,296
All other assets [member] | United Kingdom [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 1,585 | 1,507
All other assets [member] | France [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 952 | 999
All other assets [member] | Germany [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 398 | 412
All other assets [member] | Spain [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 704 | 1,023
All other assets [member] | Poland [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 321 | 319
All other assets [member] | Rest of EMEAA [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 798 | 853
All other assets [member] | Colombia [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 962 | 1,105
All other assets [member] | Panama [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 282 | 295
All other assets [member] | Caribbean TCL [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 498 | 493
All other assets [member] | Dominican Republic [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 192 | 158
All other assets [member] | Rest of South, Central America and the Caribbean [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 262 | 333
All other assets [member] | Philippines [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 777 | 761
All other assets [member] | Israel [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 776 | 769
All other assets [member] | Other Locations [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 1,031 | 1,568
All other assets [member] | Continuing operation [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | 25,974 | 26,728
All other assets [member] | Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ 141 | $ 187
[1] | In 2021 and 2020, the column “Additions to fixed assets” includes capital expenditures, which comprises acquisitions of property, machinery and equipment as well as additions of assets for the right-of-use, for combined amounts of $1,099 and $795, respectively (note 16).

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