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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Consolidated Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | $ 7,306 | $ 9,160
Bank loans [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 1,949 |
Notes payable [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 5,357 |
Later Than One Year and Not Later Than Two Years [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 205 |
Later Than One Year and Not Later Than Two Years [Member] | Bank loans [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 199 |
Later Than One Year and Not Later Than Two Years [Member] | Notes payable [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 6 |
Later Than Two Years and Not Later Than Three Years [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 373 |
Later Than Two Years and Not Later Than Three Years [Member] | Bank loans [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 368 |
Later Than Two Years and Not Later Than Three Years [Member] | Notes payable [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 5 |
Later Than Three Years and Not Later Than Four Years [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 848 |
Later Than Three Years and Not Later Than Four Years [Member] | Bank loans [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 691 |
Later Than Three Years and Not Later Than Four Years [Member] | Notes payable [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 157 |
Later Than Four Years and Not Later Than Five Years [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 1,151 |
Later Than Four Years and Not Later Than Five Years [Member] | Bank loans [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 691 |
Later Than Four Years and Not Later Than Five Years [Member] | Notes payable [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 460 |
More than 5 Years [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | 4,729 |
More than 5 Years [Member] | Notes payable [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Long term borrowings | $ 4,729 |

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