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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 Combined Condensed Financial Information of Reclassification of Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Costa Rica and El Salvador [Member] |  |
Disclosure of Discontinued Operations [line items] |  |
Current assets | $ 29 |
Non-current assets | 48 |
Total assets of the disposal group | 77 |
Current liabilities | 31 |
Non-current liabilities | 8 |
Total liabilities directly related to assets held for sale | 39 |
Total net assets of disposal group | $ 38 |
SPAIN |  |
Disclosure of Discontinued Operations [line items] |  |
Current assets |  | $ 4
Non-current assets |  | 103
Total assets of the disposal group |  | 107
Total net assets of disposal group |  | $ 107

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