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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cumulative loss position period | 3 years |  |  |
Cumulative loss position amount |  | $ 279,000,000 | $ 511,000,000 |
Pre tax income | $ 289,000,000 | 139,000,000 | 12,000,000 |
Deferred income tax benefit | (119,000,000) | 1,000,000 | 0 |
Uncertain tax positions | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation allowance of deffered tax asset | 25,000,000 | 173,000,000 | 201,000,000 | $ 57,000,000
Change in valuation allowance | (148,000,000) | (28,000,000) | 2,000,000 |
Non cash deferred tax benefit | 126,000,000 |  |  |
Valuation allowance | 3,000,000 |  |  |
Foreign tax credit carryforwards | $ 7,000,000 | $ 7,000,000 | $ 7,000,000 | 7,000,000
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign tax credits expiration year | 2024 |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign tax credits expiration year | 2027 |  |  |
Federal [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 227,000,000 |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards with expiration date | 80,000,000 |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards without expiration date | 147,000,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax benefit | $ 48,000,000 |  |  |
Federal [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year | 2036 |  |  |
Federal [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year | 2037 |  |  |
State [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 138,000,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax benefit | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year | 2034 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 17,000,000 |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards with expiration date | 6,000,000 |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards without expiration date | 11,000,000 |  |  |
Non-U.S. net operating loss carryforwards | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  |  |  | $ 7,000,000
Foreign Country [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year | 2024 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year | 2032 |  |  |
U.S. [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in valuation allowance | $ 17,000,000 |  |  |
Change in valuation allowance | 142,000,000 |  |  |
Canada [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in valuation allowance | 3,000,000 |  |  |
Other Foreign Jurisdictions [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in valuation allowance | 3,000,000 |  |  |
Canada and Other Foreign Jurisdictions [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in valuation allowance | 8,000,000 |  |  |
U.S and Non U.S [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax benefit | $ 148,000,000 |  |  |

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