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Long-term Corporate Debt and Borrowing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Early extinguishment of debt costs |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 136,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Payable | Floating Rate Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate interest rate |  |  |  | 7.22% |  |  | 7.22% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Payable | Floating Rate Term Loan | SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis points |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Payable | Floating Rate Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate interest rate |  |  |  | 8.46% |  |  | 8.46% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance discount, percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Payable | Floating Rate Term Loan | SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis points |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Payable | 8.000% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchased face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 8.00% |  |  | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Payable | Interest Rate Swap | Floating Rate Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of hedged item |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  | 3.26% |  |  | 3.26% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 8.000% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage | 8.00% |  |  | 800.00% |  |  | 800.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.125% euro-denominated Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 300,000,000
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 412.50% |  |  | 412.50% | 4.125% |  |  |  |  |  | 4.125% |  |  |  | 4.125%
Repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6% euro-denominated Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchased face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 175,000,000 |  | € 275,000,000 |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  | 6.00% |
Repurchase amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 180,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes | 7.250% euro-denominated Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 725.00% |  |  | 725.00% |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.500% euro-denominated Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 250,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 450.00% |  |  | 450.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |  | 4.50% |  |
Senior Notes | 4.750% euro-denominated Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 475.00% |  |  | 475.00% |  |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.125% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.125% |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 410,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.750% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  | 5.75% | 575.00% |  |  | 575.00% |  |  |  | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued percentage of face value |  |  | 92.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.500% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.750% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  | 4.75% |  | 475.00% |  |  | 475.00% |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.375% senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  | 6.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  | $ 356,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.250% senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  | 5.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  | $ 142,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.375% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  | 5.375% |  | 537.50% |  |  | 537.50% |  |  | 5.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 10. 500% senior secured notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  | 10.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  | $ 599,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 99.3% senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued percentage of face value | 99.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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