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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Carrying Value of Goodwill and Indefinite Life Brands were Allocated to CGUs for Year-end Impairment Testing (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [Line Items] |  |  |
Exchange adjustments |  | $ (5) | $ 7
Goodwill |  | 341 |
Brands |  | 439 |
Cash-generating units [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [Line Items] |  |  |
Opening goodwill and brands |  | 785 | 778
Closing goodwill and brands |  | 780 | 785
Greater China [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [Line Items] |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 8 |
Brands |  | 16 |
Greater China [member] | Cash-generating units [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [Line Items] |  |  |
Opening goodwill and brands |  | 25 | 25
Exchange adjustments | $ 0 | (1) |
Closing goodwill and brands |  | 24 | 25
Americas [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [Line Items] |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 132 |
Brands |  | 287 |
Americas [Member] | Cash-generating units [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [Line Items] |  |  |
Opening goodwill and brands |  | 421 | 421
Exchange adjustments | $ 0 | (2) |
Closing goodwill and brands |  | 419 | 421
EMEAA [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [Line Items] |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 201 |
Brands |  | 136 |
EMEAA [Member] | Cash-generating units [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [Line Items] |  |  |
Opening goodwill and brands |  | 339 | 332
Exchange adjustments |  | (2) | 7
Closing goodwill and brands |  | $ 337 | $ 339

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- Definition The amount of intangible assets representing rights to a group of complementary assets such as a trademark (or service mark) and its related trade name, formulas, recipes and technological expertise. [Refer: Intangible assets other than goodwill] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 38 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 119 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=38&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_119_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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