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Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans - Composition of Domestic Pension Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
United States
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	$ 1,133	$ 1,161
United States | Equity securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	220	273
United States | Fixed income securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	858	760
United States | Alternative investments
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	22	104
United States | Cash and other
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	33	24
Level 1 | United States
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	474	449
Level 1 | United States | Equity securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 1 | United States | Fixed income securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	455	441
Level 1 | United States | Alternative investments
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 1 | United States | Cash and other
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	19	8
Level 2 | United States
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	13	15
Level 2 | United States | Equity securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 2 | United States | Fixed income securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 2 | United States | Alternative investments
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 2 | United States | Cash and other
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	13	15
Level 3
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	9	10	$ 9
Level 3 | United States
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	1	1
Level 3 | United States | Equity securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 | United States | Fixed income securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 | United States | Alternative investments
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Level 3 | United States | Cash and other
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	1	1
Subtotal | United States
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	488	465
Subtotal | United States | Equity securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Subtotal | United States | Fixed income securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	455	441
Subtotal | United States | Alternative investments
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Subtotal | United States | Cash and other
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	33	24
NAV-based assets | United States
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	645	696
NAV-based assets | United States | Equity securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	220	273
NAV-based assets | United States | Fixed income securities and funds
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	403	319
NAV-based assets | United States | Alternative investments
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	22	104
NAV-based assets | United States | Cash and other
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0

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