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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments | $ 0 | $ 1
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 368 | 60
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 19 | 17
Total assets | 439 | 195
Total liabilities | 5 | 8
Short-term investments |  | 1
Other current assets | 5 | 8
Total current assets | 373 | 69
Other assets | 66 | 126
Other current liabilities | $ 5 | $ 8
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] | Liabilities | Liabilities
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 - current | $ 3 |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - non-current | 41 | $ 104
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 | 2 | 7
Derivatives- foreign exchange forward contracts | 5 | 8
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 securities | 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 and cash equivalents | 356 | 60
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 securities |  | 1
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 12 |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 356 | 60
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 0 | 0
Total assets | 356 | 60
Total liabilities | 0 | 0
Short-term investments |  | 0
Other current assets | 0 | 0
Total current assets | 356 | 60
Other assets | 0 | 0
Other current liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] | Liabilities | Liabilities
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Interest Rate Hedge [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - current | $ 0 |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - non-current | 0 | $ 0
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-foreign exchange forward contracts | 0 | 0
Derivatives- foreign exchange forward contracts | 0 | 0
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Group Insurance Contracts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | 0 | 0
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 356 | 60
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Time Deposits and Certificates of Deposit [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 0
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
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Cash and cash equivalents | 12 | 0
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 19 | 17
Total assets | 83 | 135
Total liabilities | 5 | 8
Short-term investments |  | 1
Other current assets | 5 | 8
Total current assets | 17 | 9
Other assets | 66 | 126
Other current liabilities | $ 5 | $ 8
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - current | $ 3 |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - non-current | 41 | $ 104
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 | 2 | 7
Derivatives- foreign exchange forward contracts | 5 | 8
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 securities | 6 | 6
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Time Deposits and Certificates of Deposit [Member] |  |
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Available-for-sale securities |  | 1
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] |  |
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Cash and cash equivalents | 12 |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 0 | 0
Total assets | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | 0 | 0
Short-term investments |  | 0
Other current assets | 0 | 0
Total current assets | 0 | 0
Other assets | 0 | 0
Other current liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0
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Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Interest Rate Hedge [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - current | $ 0 |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - non-current | 0 | $ 0
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-foreign exchange forward contracts | 0 | 0
Derivatives- foreign exchange forward contracts | 0 | 0
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Group Insurance Contracts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | 0 | 0
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Time Deposits and Certificates of Deposit [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | $ 0
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 0 |

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