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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross tax research other tax credit carryforwards | $ 41 |  |
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits | 7 | $ 6 | $ 1
Net unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, related to foreign tax positions | 12 |  |
Change in valuation allowance | 9 | $ 155 |
Tax benefit related to historical outside basis differences | 3 |  |
Indefinite [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross tax research other tax credit carryforwards | 11 |  |
Foreign interest carryforwards | $ 688 |  |
U.S. Federal, State and Foreign [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit expiration period | 2037 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 349 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration date | Dec. 31, 2039 |  |
U.S. Federal, State and Foreign [Member] | Indefinite [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 55 |  |

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