Fair Value Measurements - Change in Balance Sheet Carrying Value Associated with Level 3 Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value Net Derivative Asset Liability Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	$ (255)	$ (194)
Total gains/(losses):
Included in earnings	$ 15	$ (40)
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability), Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Gain Loss On Derivative Instruments Net Pretax	Gain Loss On Derivative Instruments Net Pretax
Included in other comprehensive income	$ 0	$ 0
Settlements	14	5
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	0	0
Balance, end of period	(226)	(229)
Change in mark-to-market gains/(losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date	29	(35)
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value Net Derivative Asset Liability Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	(2)	(4)
Total gains/(losses):
Included in earnings	0	1
Included in other comprehensive income	0	0
Settlements	0	0
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	0	0
Balance, end of period	(2)	(3)
Change in mark-to-market gains/(losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date	0	1
Cross-Currency Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value Net Derivative Asset Liability Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	(253)	(190)
Total gains/(losses):
Included in earnings	15	(41)
Included in other comprehensive income	0	0
Settlements	14	5
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	0	0
Balance, end of period	(224)	(226)
Change in mark-to-market gains/(losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date	29	(36)
Other [Member]
Fair Value Net Derivative Asset Liability Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	0	0
Total gains/(losses):
Included in earnings	0	0
Included in other comprehensive income	0	0
Settlements	0	0
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	0	0
Balance, end of period	0	0
Change in mark-to-market gains/(losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date	$ 0	$ 0

Change in mark-to-market gains/(losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date.

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Fair value net derivative asset (liability) measured on recurring basis unobservable input reconciliation gains (losses).

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income from derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability, measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset) into (out of) level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Indicates line item in statement in which net income is reported that includes gain (loss) from derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured at fair value using unobservable input (level 3).

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