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Revenue Recognition - Summary of Disaggregate Revenue by Destinations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | $ 2,154 | $ 1,835 | $ 6,055 | $ 5,335
Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 847 | 693 | 2,351 | 1,862
Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 735 | 682 | 2,143 | 1,982
Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 637 | 510 | 1,771 | 1,638
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | (65) | (50) | (210) | (147)
Continental [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 16 | 11 | 48 | 36
Continental [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 20 | 16 | 62 | 40
Continental [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 29 | 23 | 100 | 71
Continental [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | (65) | (50) | (210) | (147)
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 1,001 | 798 | 2,777 | 2,203
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 469 | 377 | 1,333 | 1,024
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 343 | 282 | 977 | 780
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 189 | 139 | 467 | 399
Continental [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 1,153 | 1,037 | 3,278 | 3,132
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 362 | 305 | 970 | 802
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 372 | 384 | 1,104 | 1,162
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 419 | 348 | 1,204 | 1,168
Land and Offshore [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 16 | 11 | 48 | 36
Land and Offshore [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 20 | 16 | 62 | 40
Land and Offshore [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 29 | 23 | 100 | 71
Land and Offshore [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | (65) | (50) | (210) | (147)
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 1,434 | 1,195 | 4,012 | 3,268
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 707 | 553 | 1,950 | 1,479
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 521 | 468 | 1,476 | 1,281
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 206 | 174 | 586 | 508
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 720 | 640 | 2,043 | 2,067
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 124 | 129 | 353 | 347
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 194 | 198 | 605 | 661
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | $ 402 | $ 313 | $ 1,085 | $ 1,059

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