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Revenue - Summary of Disaggregate Revenue by Destinations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	$ 1,962	$ 1,548
Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	745	608
Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	718	530
Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	550	441
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	(51)	(31)
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	19	12
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	19	9
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	13	10
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	(51)	(31)
Continental [Member] | North America [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	814	607
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	383	306
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	327	213
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	104	88
Continental [Member] | International [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	1,148	941
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	343	290
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	372	308
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	433	343
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	19	12
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	19	9
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	13	10
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	(51)	(31)
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	1,182	879
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	553	434
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	438	322
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	191	123
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	780	669
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	173	162
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	261	199
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	$ 346	$ 308

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