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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Summary of Other Intangible Asset Impairment Charges Allocated to Reporting Segments (Detail) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) tradename | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) tradename | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) tradename | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) tradename | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment, Intangible Asset, Indefinite-Lived (Excluding Goodwill), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  |  |  |  |  | Impairment of goodwill, intangibles and other assets |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived tradenames |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 98 | $ 310 | $ 60
Trade Names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived tradenames |  |  | $ 8 | $ 270 | $ 40 | $ 60 |  |  |
Home and Commercial Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived tradenames |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76 | 280 | 29
Number of indefinite-lived intangible assets | tradename |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Home and Commercial Solutions | Trade Names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived tradenames | $ 68 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of indefinite-lived intangible assets | tradename | 2 |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |
Learning and Development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived tradenames |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 30 | 31
Number of indefinite-lived intangible assets | tradename |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Learning and Development | Trade Names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of indefinite-lived intangible assets | tradename |  |  |  | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |
Outdoor and Recreation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived tradenames |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22 | $ 0 | $ 0
Outdoor and Recreation | Trade Names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived tradenames |  | $ 22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home and Commercial Solutions and Learning and Development | Trade Names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of indefinite-lived intangible assets | tradename |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |

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