Segment information - Capital expenditures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Segment information
Capital expenditures, property, plant and equipment	$ 51	$ 27	$ 159	$ 84
Capital expenditures, intangible assets	24	24	67	72
Capital expenditures	75	51	226	156
Operating Segments | Earth Intelligence
Segment information
Capital expenditures, property, plant and equipment	32	19	100	47
Capital expenditures, intangible assets	23	22	63	64
Capital expenditures	55	41	163	111
Operating Segments | Space Infrastructure.
Segment information
Capital expenditures, property, plant and equipment	3	3	9	11
Capital expenditures	3	3	9	11
Intersegment eliminations
Segment information
Capital expenditures, property, plant and equipment	16	5	50	26
Capital expenditures, intangible assets	1	2	4	8
Capital expenditures	$ 17	$ 7	$ 54	$ 34