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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) ر.س in Millions			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2025 USD ($) shares	Jul. 01, 2025 SAR (ر.س) shares	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Sale of non-core investment total cash consideration			$ 13,000,000
Gain on sale of non core investment			3,000,000
Proceeds received from sale of non-core investment			11,000,000	$ 11,000,000	$ 0
Remaining consideration to be received			2,000,000	2,000,000
ELYSIS TM Limited Partnership [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Basis in investment, due to share of losses			0	0	$ 0
Unrecognized losses			$ 63,000,000	$ 63,000,000
Saudi Arabia Joint Venture [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of joint venture ownership interest sold	25.10%	25.10%
Sale of ownership interest under agreement exchange for issuance shares \| shares	85,977,547	85,977,547
Sale of ownership interest under agreement exchange for cash	$ 150,000,000	ر.س 562
Total consideration	$ 1,350,000,000