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Business Segments and Geographic Areas - Business Segments (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	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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