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Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Increase in Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage

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This element represents the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Fair value at acquisition-date of the assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interests issued by the acquirer, including but not limited to, instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, that lack physical substance, having a projected indefinite period of benefit, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Fair value at acquisition-date of the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer, immediately before the acquisition date for businesses combined in stages.

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Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) board_member	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) board_member	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) board_member	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 4,292	$ 4,292		$ 4,292		$ 3,951
Previously held equity interest	$ 15
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain			7	$ 0	7	$ 0
REA Group
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Dilution of interest		0.20%
Ownership interest after all transactions		61.40%
Elara
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Cash payments		$ 69
Acquired finite-lived intangibles		19	19		19
Goodwill		114	114		114
Consideration transferred		138
Fair value of noncontrolling interest		37	$ 37		$ 37
Fair value of equity interest in acquiree		$ 22
Increase in equity interest	22.10%	39.00%	39.00%		39.00%
Number of board of directors \| board_member		9	9		9
Tangible liabilities		$ 5	$ 5		$ 5
Identifiable intangible assets		29	29		29
Elara \| Trade names
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		$ 10	$ 10		$ 10
Elara \| REA Group
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Current ownership interest	13.50%	59.70%	59.70%		59.70%
Number of board seats held \| board_member		8	8		8
Technology \| Elara
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life		5 years
Avail
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Cash payments		$ 36
Cash acquired		4	$ 4		$ 4
Contingent consideration		$ 8
Certain performance objective period		3 years
Earn-out liability		$ 4	4		4
Adjustment holdback		6
Goodwill		32	32		32
Avail \| Technology
Schedule Of Business Acquisitions And Divestitures [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangibles		$ 7	$ 7		$ 7
Weighted average useful life		5 years