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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments | $ 2 | $ 76
Short-term investments | 2 | 76
Commercial Paper [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments |  | 42
Banker's Acceptance Drafts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments | 1 |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 306 | 230
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 21 | 20
Total assets | 377 | 347
Total liabilities | 1 | 6
Short-term investments | 2 | 76
Other current assets | 13 | 6
Total current assets | 321 | 312
Other assets | 56 | 35
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Hedge [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - non-current | 29 | 9
Derivatives - interest rate hedge - non-current |  | 5
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-foreign exchange forward contracts | 13 | 3
Derivatives- foreign exchange forward contracts | 1 | 1
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Derivatives Foreign Currency Options [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-foreign currency options |  | 3
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Commercial Paper [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments |  | 42
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Banker's Acceptance Drafts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments | 1 |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Group Insurance Contracts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments | 6 | 6
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 306 | 55
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Time Deposits and Certificates of Deposit [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments | 1 | 22
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | U.S. Treasury Obligations [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 175
Available-for-sale investments |  | 11
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | U.S. Agency Obligations [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments |  | 1
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total liabilities |  | 1
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total liabilities | 1 | 5
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents | 306 | 55
Total assets | 306 | 55
Total current assets | 306 | 55
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 55
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 175
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 21 | 20
Total assets | 71 | 292
Total liabilities | 1 | 6
Short-term investments | 2 | 76
Other current assets | 13 | 6
Total current assets | 15 | 257
Other assets | 56 | 35
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Interest Rate Hedge [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - non-current | 29 | 9
Derivatives - interest rate hedge - non-current |  | 5
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-foreign exchange forward contracts | 13 | 3
Derivatives- foreign exchange forward contracts | 1 | 1
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Derivatives Foreign Currency Options [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - non-current |  | 3
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Commercial Paper [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments |  | 42
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Banker's Acceptance Drafts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments | 1 |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Group Insurance Contracts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments | 6 | 6
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Time Deposits and Certificates of Deposit [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments | 1 | 22
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | U.S. Treasury Obligations [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 175
Available-for-sale investments |  | 11
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | U.S. Agency Obligations [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale investments |  | 1
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total liabilities |  | 1
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total liabilities | $ 1 | $ 5

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