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Minimum required cash contribution to pension plan.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in net periodic benefit (cost) credit from event reducing expected years of future service of present employees or eliminating accrual of defined benefits for some or all future services of present employees.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in noncurrent assets classified as other.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 08, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Decrease to other noncurrent assets		$ (9,000,000)	$ 29,000,000
Action# 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Decrease to other noncurrent assets	$ (1,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Curtailment loss	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Curtailment loss after tax	$ 0
United States [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Minimum required cash contribution to pension plans		17,000,000
Non-U.S. [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Minimum required cash contribution to pension plans		$ 6,000,000	$ 4,000,000