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Business Segments and Geographic Areas - Business Segments (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | $ 264 | $ (134) | $ (2,425)
Wellbore Technologies [Member] | Inventory Charges |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 0 | (2) |
Wellbore Technologies [Member] | Severance And Facility Closures Cost |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 0 | 32 |
Completion & Production Solutions [Member] | Inventory Charges |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | (8) | (12) |
Completion & Production Solutions [Member] | Severance And Facility Closures Cost |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 5 | 12 |
Rig Technologies [Member] | Inventory Charges |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | (27) | 1 |
Rig Technologies [Member] | Severance And Facility Closures Cost |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 3 | $ 19 |
Russia [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member] | Impairment And Other Charges |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 60 |  |
Russia [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member] | Impairment And Other Charges |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 39 |  |
Russia [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member] | Impairment And Other Charges |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | $ 24 |  |

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