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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 trade_name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets | $ 0 | $ 11,000,000 | $ 1,469,000,000 | $ 74,000,000 |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 1,257,000,000 |  |
Number of indefinite-lived trade names (in trade names) | trade_name |  |  |  |  | 9
Incremental impact of a 10% reduction In input | 0 |  |  |  |
Trade Names |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | 0 |
Commercial Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets | 0 | 11,000,000 | 320,000,000 | 74,000,000 |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 320,000,000 |  |
Appliances and Cookware |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 87,000,000 |  |
Incremental impact of a 10% reduction In input |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |
Home Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets | 0 | 0 | 290,000,000 | 0 |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 290,000,000 |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets, impact of a 10% reduction |  |  | 39,000,000 |  |
Incremental impact of a 10% reduction In input |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |
Learning and Development |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets |  | 0 | 78,000,000 | 0 |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 78,000,000 |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets, impact of a 10% reduction |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |
Incremental impact of a 10% reduction In input |  |  | 16,000,000 |  |
Continuing Operations |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | $ 39,000,000 | 46,000,000 | $ 82,000,000 | 93,000,000 |
Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |

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