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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of Other Intangible Assets and Related Amortization Periods (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 4,247	$ 4,439
Accumulated Amortization	(877)	(875)
Net Book Value	3,370	3,564
Trade Names
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	159	157
Accumulated Amortization	(65)	(55)
Net Book Value	$ 94	102
Trade Names | Minimum
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization Periods (In years)	2 years
Trade Names | Maximum
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization Periods (In years)	15 years
Capitalized software
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 631	625
Accumulated Amortization	(495)	(486)
Net Book Value	$ 136	139
Capitalized software | Minimum
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization Periods (In years)	3 years
Capitalized software | Maximum
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization Periods (In years)	12 years
Patents and intellectual property
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 22	67
Accumulated Amortization	(14)	(52)
Net Book Value	$ 8	15
Patents and intellectual property | Minimum
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization Periods (In years)	3 years
Patents and intellectual property | Maximum
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization Periods (In years)	14 years
Customer relationships and distributor channels
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 1,216	1,259
Accumulated Amortization	(303)	(282)
Net Book Value	$ 913	977
Customer relationships and distributor channels | Minimum
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization Periods (In years)	3 years
Customer relationships and distributor channels | Maximum
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization Periods (In years)	30 years
Trade Names
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite life, net book value	$ 2,219	$ 2,331

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