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Revenue - Summary of Disaggregate Revenue by Destinations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | $ 1,384 | $ 2,126 | $ 4,763 | $ 6,198
Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 361 | 793 | 1,494 | 2,450
Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 601 | 728 | 1,887 | 1,972
Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 449 | 649 | 1,482 | 1,923
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | (27) | (44) | (100) | (147)
Continental [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 12 | 16 | 42 | 46
Continental [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 9 | 13 | 33 | 46
Continental [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 6 | 15 | 25 | 55
Continental [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | (27) | (44) | (100) | (147)
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 354 | 830 | 1,434 | 2,570
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 132 | 422 | 676 | 1,343
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 168 | 295 | 574 | 846
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 54 | 113 | 184 | 381
Continental [Member] | International [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 1,030 | 1,296 | 3,329 | 3,628
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 217 | 355 | 776 | 1,061
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 424 | 420 | 1,280 | 1,080
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 389 | 521 | 1,273 | 1,487
Land and Offshore [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 12 | 16 | 42 | 46
Land and Offshore [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 9 | 13 | 33 | 46
Land and Offshore [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 6 | 15 | 25 | 55
Land and Offshore [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | (27) | (44) | (100) | (147)
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 675 | 1,246 | 2,525 | 3,837
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 226 | 616 | 1,051 | 1,960
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 346 | 479 | 1,107 | 1,340
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 103 | 151 | 367 | 537
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 709 | 880 | 2,238 | 2,361
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 123 | 161 | 401 | 444
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 246 | 236 | 747 | 586
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Disaggregate revenue | $ 340 | $ 483 | $ 1,090 | $ 1,331

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