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Revenue - Summary of Disaggregate Revenue by Destinations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	$ 1,889	$ 1,341	$ 5,164	$ 4,007
Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	741	507	2,015	1,383
Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	681	478	1,850	1,414
Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	511	390	1,414	1,308
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	(44)	(34)	(115)	(98)
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	18	16	45	45
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	16	10	37	33
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	10	8	33	20
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	(44)	(34)	(115)	(98)
Continental [Member] | North America [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	770	489	2,079	1,387
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	385	227	1,037	630
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	284	192	733	563
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	101	70	309	194
Continental [Member] | International [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	1,119	852	3,085	2,620
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	338	264	933	708
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	381	276	1,080	818
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	400	312	1,072	1,094
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	18	16	45	45
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	16	10	37	33
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	10	8	33	20
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	(44)	(34)	(115)	(98)
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	1,103	772	3,002	2,194
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	551	370	1,503	994
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	413	317	1,122	911
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	139	85	377	289
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	786	569	2,162	1,813
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	172	121	467	344
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	252	151	691	470
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	$ 362	$ 297	$ 1,004	$ 999

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