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Divestitures and Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) business | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) business | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | May 01, 2019 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses held for sale (in businesses) | business | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposition of business |  | $ (8) |  | $ (8) |  |
Learning and Development |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposition of business | $ (8) |  | $ (8) |  |  |
Rexair |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received for disposed business |  |  |  |  |  | $ 235
Gain (loss) on disposition of business |  | (4) |  | 2 |  |
Process Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received for disposed business |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500
Gain (loss) on disposition of business |  | 13 |  | (9) |  |
The United States Playing Card Company |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received for disposed business |  |  |  |  | $ 220 |
Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets |  | $ 0 |  | $ 112 |  |

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