Charges and credits.

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Charges and credits.

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Gain loss on sale of business before tax.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Charges and Credits - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Charges And Credits [Line Items]
Received proceeds from sale of shares			$ 120,000,000
Gains on sales of businesses			$ 43,000,000
Charges and credits, Tax	$ 0				$ (266,000,000)
Liberty Energy Inc
Charges And Credits [Line Items]
Shares issued		9.0	26.5	7.2
Received proceeds from sale of shares		$ 137,000,000	$ 429,000,000	$ 84,000,000
Gains on sales of businesses		28,000,000	$ 216,000,000	$ 26,000,000
Pretax gain on sale of business		$ 36,000,000