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Financial Instruments - Additional Information - Short-Term and Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Issuance of outstanding notes payables | $ 29 | $ 47 |  |
Total debt | 5,529 | 6,228 | $ 6,971 | $ 7,379
Long term borrowings | 5,340 | 6,203 |  |
Premiums, fees and issuance costs paid | 22 | 72 | 51 |
Issuance costs of new debt | 9 | 16 | 4 |
Proportional fees and issuance costs related to the extinguished debt instruments |  | 56 | 47 |
Borrowing arising from company strategy | 4,597 | 4,227 |  |
Financial expense [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Payments for debt issue costs | $ 2 | $ 12 | $ 6 |
Other countries [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Share in borrowings, percentage | 5.00% | 6.00% |  |
Finance subsidiaries [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Share in borrowings, percentage | 95.00% | 94.00% |  |
Notes payable [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |
Long term borrowings | $ 3,550 | $ 3,535 |  |

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