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Revenue - Summary of Disaggregate Revenue by Destinations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	$ 2,093	$ 1,727	$ 4,055	$ 3,275
Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	804	666	1,549	1,274
Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	753	639	1,471	1,169
Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	606	462	1,156	903
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	(70)	(40)	(121)	(71)
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	33	15	52	27
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	24	12	43	21
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	13	13	26	23
Continental [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	(70)	(40)	(121)	(71)
Continental [Member] | North America [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	845	702	1,659	1,309
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	408	346	791	652
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	327	236	654	449
Continental [Member] | North America [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	110	120	214	208
Continental [Member] | International [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	1,248	1,025	2,396	1,966
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	363	305	706	595
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	402	391	774	699
Continental [Member] | International [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	483	329	916	672
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	33	15	52	27
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	24	12	43	21
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	13	13	26	23
Land and Offshore [Member] | Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	(70)	(40)	(121)	(71)
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	1,172	1,020	2,354	1,899
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	577	518	1,130	952
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	459	387	897	709
Land and Offshore [Member] | Land Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	136	115	327	238
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	921	707	1,701	1,376
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Wellbore Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	194	133	367	295
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Completion & Production Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	270	240	531	439
Land and Offshore [Member] | Offshore Destination [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Rig Technologies [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Disaggregate revenue	$ 457	$ 334	$ 803	$ 642

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