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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail) - Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 294 | $ 368
Equity securities | 1 |
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 22 | 19
Total assets | 370 | 439
Total liabilities | 7 | 5
Other current assets | 12 | 5
Total current assets | 306 | 373
Other assets | 64 | 66
Other current liabilities | $ 7 | $ 5
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] | Liabilities | Liabilities
Interest Rate Cap [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - current |  | $ 3
Interest Rate Swap [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 | 35 | 41
Derivatives - interest rate hedge - current | 4 |
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-foreign exchange forward contracts | 9 | 2
Derivatives- foreign exchange forward contracts | 3 | 5
Group Insurance Contracts [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | 6 | 6
Money Market Funds [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 289 | 356
Time Deposits [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | 5 | 12
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 | 289 | 356
Equity securities | 1 |
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 0 | 0
Total assets | 290 | 356
Total liabilities | 0 | 0
Other current assets | 0 | 0
Total current assets | 289 | 356
Other assets | 1 | 0
Other current liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] | Liabilities | Liabilities
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Interest Rate Cap [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - current |  | $ 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [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
Derivatives - interest rate hedge - current | 0 |
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
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
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 | 289 | 356
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] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 5 | 12
Equity securities | 0 |
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 22 | 19
Total assets | 80 | 83
Total liabilities | 7 | 5
Other current assets | 12 | 5
Total current assets | 17 | 17
Other assets | 63 | 66
Other current liabilities | $ 7 | $ 5
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] | Liabilities | Liabilities
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Interest Rate Cap [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - current |  | $ 3
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [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 | 35 | 41
Derivatives - interest rate hedge - current | 4 |
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 | 9 | 2
Derivatives- foreign exchange forward contracts | 3 | 5
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
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
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | 5 | 12
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
Equity securities | 0 |
Pension and deferred compensation plan assets | 0 | 0
Total assets | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | 0 | 0
Other current assets | 0 | 0
Total current assets | 0 | 0
Other assets | 0 | 0
Other current liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] | Liabilities | Liabilities
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Interest Rate Cap [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives-interest rate hedge - current |  | $ 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [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
Derivatives - interest rate hedge - current | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [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
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
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
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Time Deposits [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | $ 0 | $ 0

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