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Significant Accounting Policies - Gross Notional Amounts of Company's Foreign Currency Derivatives by Currency (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Euro |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | $ 532 | $ 579
Chinese renminbi |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | 150 | 90
Great British pound |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | 34 | 22
Japanese yen |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | 21 | 29
Malaysian ringgit |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | 122 | 138
Singapore dollar |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | 65 | 49
Swiss franc |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | 29 | 28
Taiwan dollar |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | 159 | 103
Thai baht |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | 104 | 69
Other |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Gross notional amount | $ 48 | $ 41

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