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Business Segments and Geographic Areas - Business Segments (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	$ 183	$ (109)	$ 51
Cost of Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	96	(110)	10
Selling, General and Administrative [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	17	1	41
Gain Loss on Business Divestiture [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net		130
Voluntary Early Retirement Program (VERP) [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net			52
Non-cash Discount Charge on Royalty Receivables [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net			25
Gains On Sales Of Previously Reserved Inventory [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net			20
Discount Charge of delayed timing of the expected cash collection [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	24
Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	70
Other Restructuring [Member] | Cost of Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net			5
Other Restructuring [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net			14
Release of Earnout Accrual [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net			25
Severance and Other Restructuring Costs
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	72	20
Energy Products and Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	59	7	53
Energy Products and Services [Member] | Cost of Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	56	7	24
Energy Products and Services [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	3		29
Energy Equipment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	79	(118)	(14)
Energy Equipment [Member] | Cost of Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	39	(118)	(18)
Energy Equipment [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net			4
Energy Equipment [Member] | Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	40
Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	45	2	12
Corporate Segment [Member] | Cost of Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	1	1	4
Corporate Segment [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	14	$ 1	$ 8
Corporate Segment [Member] | Goodwill and long-lived asset impairments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-tax other items, net	$ 30

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