Loan voluntary prepayment amount.

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Prepayment premium percentage of aggregate principal amount.

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Incremental percentage increase (decrease) in the stated rate on a debt instrument.

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Amount of a short-term obligation that has been excluded from current liabilities in the balance sheet because of a refinancing of the obligation.

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Description of the refinancing of a short-term obligation when that obligation is excluded from current liabilities in the balance sheet. The description generally includes a general discussion of the terminated financing agreement and the terms of the new obligation or equity securities issued or expected to be issued as a result of the refinancing.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions				6 Months Ended
	Jul. 23, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2024 EUR (€)	Jul. 22, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt refinanced description				(i) refinanced its existing USD Tranche B loan and Euro Tranche B loan with a new $2,650 USD Tranche B loan and a new €800 Euro Tranche B loan, (ii) decreased the applicable margin for the USD Tranche B from 2.50% to 2.25% with respect to Term SOFR borrowings and from 1.50% to 1.25% with respect to base rate borrowings, (iii) decreased the applicable margin for the Euro Tranche B from 3.00% to 2.75% and (iv) extended the period during which a 1.00% prepayment premium may be required if the Company prepays any loans under the USD Tranche B or the Euro Tranche B in connection with a repricing transaction until the date that is six months following the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.
USD Tranche B [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of prepayment premium				1.00%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Loan voluntary prepayment amount	$ 110
Subsequent Event [Member] \| USD Tranche B [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt refinanced amount	$ 2,650
Percentage of prepayment premium	1.00%	1.00%
Loan voluntary prepayment amount	$ 69
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Euro Tranche B [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt refinanced amount \| €		€ 800
Debt Instrument, decrease in interest rate	2.75%	2.75%	3.00%
Percentage of prepayment premium	1.00%	1.00%
Loan voluntary prepayment amount \| €		€ 38
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Term SOFR Borrowings [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, decrease in interest rate	2.25%	2.25%	2.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Base Rate Borrowings [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, decrease in interest rate	1.25%	1.25%	1.50%