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