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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	27.00%	31.60%
Increase/(decrease) in effective tax rate due to impact of discrete tax items	2.50%	0.80%
Net increase to income tax reserves for unrecognized tax benefits based on tax positions related to current and prior years	$ 2
Net Decrease To Income Tax Reserves For Unrecognized Tax Benefits Based on Tax Positions Related to Current and Prior Years	13
Unrecognized tax benefits reserve that would impact effective tax rate if released into income	53
Current Tax Payable Within Other Current Liabilities
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits reserve that would impact effective tax rate if released into income	14
Non-Current Tax Payable Within Other Non-current Liabilities
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits reserve that would impact effective tax rate if released into income	$ 39

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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