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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) € / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, € in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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May 25, 2023 $ / shares | May 25, 2022 $ / shares | Jul. 01, 2021 USD ($) | May 27, 2021 $ / shares | Jan. 22, 2007 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2024 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2023 $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2023 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2022 $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2022 $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2021 $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2021 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) target $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2008 | Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€) € / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total authorized share capital | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,810
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  | 1,200,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 540,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 540,000,000 |  |  |  | 540,000,000
Common stock, nominal value (in EUR per share) | € / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1.04
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 911,281,920 |  |  |  | 911,281,920 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 911,281,920 | 911,281,920 |  |  | 911,281,920
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 902,771,081 |  |  |  | 903,865,763 |  |  |  | 906,518,057 |  |  | 902,771,081 | 903,865,763 | 906,518,057 |  | 902,771,081
Expiration period of options after date of grant, in years |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expiration extended period of options after date of grant,in years |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued as a percentage of par value of the preference shares to be issued |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preference shares outstanding maximum period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0
Company owned company stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,510,839 |  |  |  | 7,416,157 |  |  |  | 4,758,863 |  |  | 8,510,839 | 7,416,157 | 4,758,863 |  | 8,510,839
Transfer of treasury shares to employees under the Company's share based remuneration programs (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81,022,515 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81,022,515 |  |  |  | 81,022,515
Transfer of treasury shares to employees under the Company's share based remuneration during the year (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,502,300 | 6,587,002 | 7,448,615 |  |
Payments for repurchase of common stock | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 346 | $ 346 | $ 485 |  |
Grant date fair value of shares vested | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 226 | 189 | 181 |  |
Stock-based compensation, excluding payroll tax and social contribution, capitalized as part of inventory | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13 |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |  | $ 9 |  |  | 13 | 11 | 9 |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to the grant of unvested shares | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 265 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 265 |  |  |  |
Employee service share-based compensation, unvested awards, total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 months |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax benefit relating to unvested share based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17 | 15 | 14 |  |
Dividends, per share (in usd per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 |  | $ 0.24 |  |  |  | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable to stockholders | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 54 |  |  |  | $ 60 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54 | 60 |  |  |
Dividend distribution first installment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55 | 55 | 54 |  |
Dividend distribution second installment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54 | 54 | 55 |  |
Dividend distribution third installment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54 | 48 | 54 |  |
Dividend distribution remaining portion of third installment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |
Dividend distribution of last installment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54 | 55 |  |  |
Dividends payable to stockholders | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 54 |  |  |  |
Scenario forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends, per share (in usd per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.06 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chief Executive Officer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period of awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfer of treasury shares to employees under the Company's share based remuneration during the year (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,556,700 |  |  |  |
Vesting period of awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Supervisory board 2012 plan | Supervisory board |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards are granted at the nominal value of the share (in EUR per share) | € / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1.04
Vesting period of awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Vesting schedule for Supervisory Board |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 months 29 days |  |  |  |
Employee plan 2009 | Employees | Share-based payment arrangement, tranche one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sub plan for employees of company's european subsidiaries for statutory payroll tax purposes nonvested shares vested over requisite service period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.00% |  |  |  | 32.00%
Employee plan 2009 | Employees | Share-based payment arrangement, tranche two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sub plan for employees of company's european subsidiaries for statutory payroll tax purposes nonvested shares vested over requisite service period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.00% |  |  |  | 32.00%
Employee plan 2009 | Employees | Share-based payment arrangement, tranche three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sub plan for employees of company's european subsidiaries for statutory payroll tax purposes nonvested shares vested over requisite service period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36.00% |  |  |  | 36.00%
2020 CEO Special Bonus | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfer of treasury shares to employees under the Company's share based remuneration during the year (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,334 |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant-date fair value of nonvested shares granted to employees under employee plan (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26.64 |  |  |  |
2020 Employee Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of external targets | target |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of internal targets | target |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant-date fair value of nonvested shares granted to employees under employee plan (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30.17 |  |  |  |
2020 Employee Plan | Performance conditions | Share-based payment arrangement, tranche six |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares to vest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
2020 Employee Plan | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfer of treasury shares to employees under the Company's share based remuneration during the year (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,768,945 |  |  |  |
2021 Employee Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of external targets | target |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of internal targets | target |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant-date fair value of nonvested shares granted to employees under employee plan (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 39.20 |  |  |  |
2021 Employee Plan | Performance conditions | Share based payment arrangement tranche five |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares to vest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.67% |  |  |  |
2021 Employee Plan | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfer of treasury shares to employees under the Company's share based remuneration during the year (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,716,700 |  |  |  |
2022 Employee Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of external targets | target |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of internal targets | target |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant-date fair value of nonvested shares granted to employees under employee plan (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35.92 |  |  |  |
2022 Employee Plan | Performance conditions | Share-based payment arrangement, tranche six |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares to vest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
2022 Employee Plan | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfer of treasury shares to employees under the Company's share based remuneration during the year (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,065,721 |  |  |  |
2023 Employee Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of external targets | target |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of internal targets | target |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant-date fair value of nonvested shares granted to employees under employee plan (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50.96 |  |  |  |
Shares expected to vest (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,589,952 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,589,952 |  |  |  | 2,589,952
2023 Employee Plan | Performance conditions | Share-based payment arrangement, tranche seven |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares to vest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
2023 Employee Plan | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfer of treasury shares to employees under the Company's share based remuneration during the year (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
2023 Employee Plan | Executive committee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period of awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Share buy-back program launched on july 1, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount | $ |  |  | $ 1,040 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of buy-back program |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for repurchase of common stock | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 346 | $ 172 |  |
Treasury stock, shares, acquired (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,600,000 | 9,200,000 | 3,900,000 |  |

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