Note 14 - Disaggregated Revenue - Major Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	$ 1,150	$ 1,029	$ 1,242
Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	659	592	727
Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	249	241	293
Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	212	172	200
Brand [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	15	13	12
Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	15	11	10
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		623	548	668
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		530	463	572
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		69	64	83
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		24	21	13
Ongoing service arrangements [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	219	214	241
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	79	80	86
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	134	131	155
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	6	3
Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		842	762	909
Total Annuities [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		609	543	658
Total Annuities [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		203	195	238
Total Annuities [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		30	24	13
Equipment And Software [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		96	95	111
Equipment And Software [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		50	49	56
Equipment And Software [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		46	46	55
Film And Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		180	137	169
Film And Chemicals [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		180	137	169
Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	32	35	53
Other [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]			13
Other [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	2	11	18
Other [Member] | Brand [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	15	13	12
Other [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	$ 15	$ 11	$ 10

[1] ^{Sales are reported in the geographic area in which they originate.  No non-U.S. country generated more than 10% of net sales in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.}

[2] ^{Service revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Operations includes the ongoing service revenue shown above as well as revenue from project-based document management and managed print services businesses, which is included in Other above.}

[3] ^{Other includes revenue from professional services, non-recurring engineering services, print and managed media services, tenant rent and related property management services and licensing.}