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Pensions and Post-Employment Benefits - Aggregate Projected Benefit Obligation for Pension Plans and Other Post-employment Benefits and the Plan Assets by Country (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |  |
PBO | $ 2,783 | $ 3,033 | $ 2,738
Assets | 1,784 | 1,694 | $ 1,600
Deficit | 999 | 1,339 |
Mexico [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |  |
PBO | 200 | 216 |
Assets | 38 | 29 |
Deficit | 162 | 187 |
United States [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |  |
PBO | 270 | 305 |
Assets | 226 | 222 |
Deficit | 44 | 83 |
United Kingdom [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |  |
PBO | 1,794 | 1,925 |
Assets | 1,273 | 1,214 |
Deficit | 521 | 711 |
Germany [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |  |
PBO | 180 | 219 |
Assets | 7 | 8 |
Deficit | 173 | 211 |
Other countries [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [line items] |  |  |
PBO | 339 | 368 |
Assets | 240 | 221 |
Deficit | $ 99 | $ 147 |

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- Definition The fair value of defined benefit plan assets. Plan assets comprise assets held by a long-term employee benefit fund and qualifying insurance policies. [Refer: At fair value [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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