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Acquisitions - Allocation of Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities Related Estimates of Useful Lives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 17, 2022 | Jul. 15, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Photon Control Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price |  | $ 121 |  | $ 121
Photon Control Inc [Member] | Completed Technology [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price |  | $ 110 |  | 110
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives |  | 9 years |  |
Photon Control Inc [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price |  | $ 9 |  | $ 9
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives |  | 10 years |  |
Photon Control Inc [Member] | Backlog [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price |  | $ 2 |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives |  | 1 year 6 months |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 3,251 |  | $ 3,251 |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Developed Technology [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 813 |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 9 years |  |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Completed Technology [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price |  |  | 813 |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 2,080 |  | $ 2,080 |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 16 years |  |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 195 |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 8 years |  |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 98 |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 4 years |  |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 65 |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 12 years |  |  |

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