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Leases - Schedule of Consolidated Balance Sheet Related To Leases (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  | $ 1,500 | $ 12 | $ 12 |  |
Net of accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  | $ 11 | $ 8
Home Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges | $ 5 | 3 |  |  |  |
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |

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- Definition Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization, Property, Plant And Equipment, Finance Leases + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109226348&loc=d3e2420-110228 + Details
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