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Divestitures and Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	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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