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Debt - Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions									6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 23, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2024 EUR (€)	Jul. 22, 2024	May 16, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2023	Aug. 17, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 22, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 22, 2024 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate terms										Initially, borrowings under the Credit Facilities bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, any of the following, plus, in each case, an applicable margin: (a) with respect to the USD Tranche A, the Revolving Facility and the USD Tranche B, (x) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, (2) the prime rate quoted in The Wall Street Journal, or (3) a forward-looking term rate based on Term SOFR (plus an applicable credit spread adjustment) for an interest period of one month, plus 1.00%; and (y) a Term SOFR rate (plus an applicable credit spread adjustment) for the interest period relevant to such borrowing, subject to a rate floor of (I) with respect to the USD Tranche B, 0.50% and (II) with respect to the USD Tranche A and the Revolving Facility, 0.0%; and (b) with respect to the Euro Tranche B, a Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) rate determined by reference to the costs of funds for Euro deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs, subject to a EURIBOR rate floor of 0.0%.	Initially, borrowings under the Credit Facilities bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, any of the following, plus, in each case, an applicable margin: (a) with respect to the USD Tranche A, the Revolving Facility and the USD Tranche B, (x) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, (2) the prime rate quoted in The Wall Street Journal, or (3) a forward-looking term rate based on Term SOFR (plus an applicable credit spread adjustment) for an interest period of one month, plus 1.00%; and (y) a Term SOFR rate (plus an applicable credit spread adjustment) for the interest period relevant to such borrowing, subject to a rate floor of (I) with respect to the USD Tranche B, 0.50% and (II) with respect to the USD Tranche A and the Revolving Facility, 0.0%; and (b) with respect to the Euro Tranche B, a Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) rate determined by reference to the costs of funds for Euro deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs, subject to a EURIBOR rate floor of 0.0%.
Initial commitment fee percentage									0.375%	0.25%	0.25%
Loan voluntary prepayment amount	$ 110,000,000
Repayments of notes from proceeds from offering										$ 2,427,000,000		$ 403,000,000	$ 962,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt										57,000,000		8,000,000	$ 0
Outstanding principal amount										$ 4,649,000,000		4,953,000,000
Debt refinanced description										(i) refinanced its existing USD Tranche B loan and Euro Tranche B loan with a new $2,650 USD Tranche B loan and a new €800 Euro Tranche B loan, (ii) decreased the applicable margin for the USD Tranche B from 2.50% to 2.25% with respect to Term SOFR borrowings and from 1.50% to 1.25% with respect to base rate borrowings and (iii) decreased the applicable margin for the Euro Tranche B from 3.00% to 2.75%.	(i) refinanced its existing USD Tranche B loan and Euro Tranche B loan with a new $2,650 USD Tranche B loan and a new €800 Euro Tranche B loan, (ii) decreased the applicable margin for the USD Tranche B from 2.50% to 2.25% with respect to Term SOFR borrowings and from 1.50% to 1.25% with respect to base rate borrowings and (iii) decreased the applicable margin for the Euro Tranche B from 3.00% to 2.75%.
Long-term debt, net										$ 4,488,000,000		4,696,000,000
Incremental Revolving Commitments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increased available borrowing capacity					$ 175,000,000					$ 675,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio										5.25
Annual Step-Down [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio										0.25
Step-Up [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio										0.5
Step-Up [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio										5.5
Base Rate Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, decrease in interest rate	1.25%	1.25%	1.50%
Term SOFR Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										2.50%	2.50%
Debt Instrument, decrease in interest rate	2.25%	2.25%	2.50%
Borrowings under Euro Tranche B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										3.00%	3.00%
Term Loans Under Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing fees and original issue discount fees										$ 242,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of aggregate amount of all commitments										35.00%	35.00%
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility minimum additional borrowing capacity										$ 1,011,000,000
Minimum percentage of consolidated EBITDA										75.00%	75.00%
Outstanding principal amount										$ 3,249,000,000		4,953,000,000
Weighted average interest rate										6.40%
Long-term debt, net										$ 3,114,000,000		$ 4,696,000,000
Original Issue Discount [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount percentage of principal amount										0.25%	0.25%
Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										0.50%	0.50%
Term SOFR Rate (Plus Applicable Credit Spread Adjustment) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										1.00%	1.00%
EURIBOR Rate Floor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										0.00%	0.00%
Base Rate [Member] \| Borrowings Under Revolving Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										1.50%	1.50%
Atotech [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement date								Aug. 17, 2022
Borrowing capacity								$ 500,000,000
USD Tranche A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity								1,000,000,000
Scheduled quarterly payments percentage of original principal amount										1.25%	1.25%
Outstanding principal amount														$ 744,000,000
USD Tranche A [Member] \| Term SOFR Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										2.50%	2.50%
USD Tranche A [Member] \| Floor Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										0.00%	0.00%
USD Tranche A [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										1.50%	1.50%
USD Tranche B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity								3,600,000,000
Loan voluntary prepayment amount	$ 69,000,000
Repayments of notes from proceeds from offering				$ 1,206,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 38,000,000
Prepayment premium percentage of aggregate principal amount										1.00%	1.00%
Scheduled quarterly payments amount										$ 10,000,000
Borrowings outstanding						$ 3,564,000,000
Short-Term Debt, Refinanced, Amount	$ 2,650,000,000
USD Tranche B [Member] \| Term SOFR Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate						2.50%	2.75%			2.75%	2.75%
USD Tranche B [Member] \| Original Issue Discount [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount percentage of principal amount										2.00%	2.00%
USD Tranche B [Member] \| Floor Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate										0.50%	0.50%
USD Tranche B [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate						1.50%	1.75%			1.75%	1.75%
USD Tranche B First Ammendment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing fees and original issue discount fees										$ 11,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt										8,000,000
Deferred financing costs in long-term debt										$ 9,000,000
USD Tranche B First Ammendment [Member] \| Original Issue Discount [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount percentage of principal amount										0.25%	0.25%
Euro Tranche B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity								$ 600,000,000
Loan voluntary prepayment amount \| €		€ 38
Scheduled quarterly payments amount \| €											€ 2
Short-Term Debt, Refinanced, Amount \| €		€ 800
Debt Instrument, decrease in interest rate	2.75%	2.75%	3.00%
Euro Tranche B [Member] \| Original Issue Discount [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount percentage of principal amount										2.00%	2.00%
First Lien Net Leverage Ratio [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio										6
Incremental USD Tranche B Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal amount														$ 490,000,000
Incremental Tranche B Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal amount \| €															€ 250
Incremental Tranche B Loans Second Amendment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing fees and original issue discount fees										$ 5,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt										9,000,000
Deferred financing costs in long-term debt										2,000,000
Incremental Tranche B Loans Fourth Amendment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt										$ 5,000,000