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Earnings per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - ASR Agreement - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | Mar. 14, 2025 | Mar. 17, 2025
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Payment made for accelerated share repurchase |  | $ 200
Number of shares repurchased | 14.5 |
Percentage of repurchase shares | 80.00% |

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