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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 23, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 14, 2023
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2021
USD ($)
Jun. 08, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 25, 2021
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 24, 2022
USD ($)
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Percentage of net income allocation toward legal reserve           5.00%      
Legal reserve           $ 106      
Non-controlling interest and perpetual debentures           352 $ 408    
Coupon payment on perpetual debentures           (2,349) $ (2,549)    
Issuance of subordinated notes           992   $ 994  
Parent [member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Coupon payment on perpetual debentures           $ 1,576      
Mexican peso [Member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Closing foreign exchange rate           16.97 19.5 20.5  
Coupon Payment [Member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Coupon payment on perpetual debentures               $ 11  
Two Thousand And Nineteen Treasury Repurchase Program [member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Treasury shares repurchase amount authorized         $ 500        
Two Thousand And Twenty Treasury Repurchase Program [Member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Treasury shares repurchase amount authorized $ 500                
Number of shares repurchased | shares         1,134,000,000        
Shares authorized to guarantee the conversion of then existing convertible securities | shares         3,409,500,000        
Shares Repurchase Program [Member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Number of shares repurchased | shares 662,000,000                
Two Thousand And Twenty Three Treasury Repurchase Program [Member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Treasury shares repurchase amount authorized                 $ 500
Non-controlling Interest [member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Non-controlling interest and perpetual debentures           $ 351 $ 408    
Net income attributable to noncontroling interest           17 27 25  
Subordinated Notes [Member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Coupon payment on perpetual debentures           $ 120 $ 54 $ 30  
Issuance of subordinated notes   $ 1,000   $ 1,000          
Percentage of issuance on subordinated note   9.125%   5.125%          
Proceeds from issuance of subordinated notes   $ 992   $ 994          
Perpetual Subordinated Bonds [member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Repayments of subordinated liabilities     $ 449            
Cemex Holdings Philippines, Inc. [member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Non-controlling interest ownership percentage           10.14% 22.10%    
Number of shares acquired | shares           1,614,000,000      
CEMEX Latam Holdings, S.A. [member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Non-controlling interest ownership percentage           0.50% 4.70%    
Caribbean TCL [member] | Trinidad Cement Limited [member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Non-controlling interest ownership percentage           30.17% 30.17%    
CPO [Member] | Parent [member]                  
Disclosure of Classes of Share Capital [Line Items]                  
Treasury shares           $ 16 $ 8    
Investment in shares held by the subsidiary | shares           (20,541,277) (20,541,277)