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Assets Held For Sale and Other Current Assets - Summary of Assets and liabilities Held for Sale (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Asset held for sale and discontinued operations [line items]
Disposal group including discontinued operations assets held for sale	$ 141	$ 187
Disposal group including discontinued operations liabilities held for sale	$ 39	6
France [member] | Committed sale of certain assets [member]
Asset held for sale and discontinued operations [line items]
Disposal group including discontinued operations assets held for sale		26
Disposal group including discontinued operations liabilities held for sale		$ 6

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Asset held for sale and discontinued operations.

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The amount of current assets other than non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners. [Refer: Current assets; Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]; Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale; Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for distribution to owners]

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The amount of liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale. [Refer: Liabilities; Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]]

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