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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, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | $ 651 | $ 264 | $ (134)
Wellbore Technologies [Member] | Voluntary Early Retirement Program (VERP) [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 19 |  |
Wellbore Technologies [Member] | Non-cash Discount Charge on Royalty Receivables [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 25 |  |
Completion & Production Solutions [Member] | Voluntary Early Retirement Program (VERP) [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 18 |  |
Completion & Production Solutions [Member] | Inventory Charges |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | (2) | (8) |
Completion & Production Solutions [Member] | Severance And Facility Closures Cost |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 10 | 5 |
Rig Technologies [Member] | Voluntary Early Retirement Program (VERP) [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 11 |  |
Rig Technologies [Member] | Inventory Charges |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | (18) | (27) |
Rig Technologies [Member] | Release of Earnout Accrual [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 25 |  |
Rig Technologies [Member] | Severance And Facility Closures Cost |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | $ 1 | 3 |
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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