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Acquisition - Allocation of Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities Related Estimates of Useful Lives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Aug. 17, 2022 | Jul. 15, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives |  |  | 1 year
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives |  |  | 18 years
Photon Control Inc [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price |  | $ 121 |
Photon Control Inc [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price |  | $ 9 |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives |  | 10 years |
Photon Control Inc [Member] | Completed Technology [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price |  | $ 110 |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives |  | 9 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 | $ 2,726 |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 1,756 |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 11 years |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 14 years |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Completed Technology [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 595 |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Completed Technology [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 8 years |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Completed Technology [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 9 years |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 145 |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 16 years |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 190 |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 8 years |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 9 years |  |
Atotech Limited [Member] | Backlog [Member] |  |  |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 40 |  |
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 1 year 6 months |  |

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