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	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Apr. 01, 2024	Jan. 16, 2023 site
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Loss (gain) on sale and disposal of businesses	$ 0	$ 247,000,000
Beko Europe B.V.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage	25.00%				25.00%
Held-for-sale \| European Major Domestic Appliance Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of production sites \| site							9
Loss (gain) on sale and disposal of businesses			$ 1,500,000,000	$ 1,900,000,000
Loss (gain) on write-down of assets			1,200,000,000
Fair value of interest retained			139,000,000
Gain of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments			393,000,000
Release of other comprehensive loss on pension			98,000,000
Other transaction related costs			$ 18,000,000
Goodwill	$ 0
Business disposition adjustments		$ 247,000,000		$ 404,000,000
Disposed of by Sale \| Beko Europe B.V. \| Arcelik B.V.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage						75.00%
Disposed of by Sale \| Beko Europe B.V.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage						25.00%