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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of U.S. Statutory Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate on Continuing Basis (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Add (deduct) effect of:
State income taxes, net of federal income tax effect	5.70%	(14.80%)	(0.50%)
U.S foreign inclusions and foreign tax credit	(2.40%)	(43.50%)	3.60%
Foreign rate differential	12.30%	(47.20%)	(11.60%)
Change in uncertain tax positions	0.00%	16.70%	0.10%
Change in valuation allowance reserve	(9.20%)	(13.80%)	(3.80%)
Impairments	1.00%	20.70%	0.00%
Sale of businesses	(0.90%)	(21.20%)	0.00%
Capital loss	1.40%	0.00%	(2.10%)
Reversal of outside basis difference	11.20%	1.60%	0.40%
Non-deductible compensation	(1.10%)	1.90%	0.40%
Other taxes	(1.80%)	4.50%	1.30%
U.S. income inclusions on asset transfers	(10.10%)	50.30%	11.10%
Foreign exchange	0.00%	2.00%	0.00%
Other tax credits	1.80%	1.00%	(0.40%)
Return to provision	1.50%	(11.30%)	(1.70%)
Other	(1.90%)	6.60%	0.40%
Effective rate	28.50%	(25.50%)	18.20%

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