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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits offset against restructuring reserves | $ 18 |  |
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits | 8 | $ 7 | $ 6
Net unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, related to foreign tax positions | 3 |  |
Change in valuation allowance | (39) | $ 9 |
Tax benefit related to historical outside basis differences | 8 |  |
Indefinite [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Foreign interest carryforwards | 362 |  |
Federal interest carry forwards | $ 371 |  |
U.S. Federal, State and Foreign [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit expiration period | 2038 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration date | Dec. 31, 2039 |  |
US Federal [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross tax research other tax credit carryforwards | $ 16 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 3 |  |
US Federal [Member] | Indefinite [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross tax research other tax credit carryforwards | 1 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 2 |  |
State [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross tax research other tax credit carryforwards | 39 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 41 |  |
State [Member] | Indefinite [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross tax research other tax credit carryforwards | 20 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 1 |  |
Foreign [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross tax research other tax credit carryforwards | 0 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 273 |  |
Foreign [Member] | Indefinite [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 50 |  |

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