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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail) € in Billions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Derivative [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue denominated in domestic currency						72.00%
Denominated debt issued									$ 500,000,000		€ 1.5
Percentage of derivative contracts of oil price						75.00%	75.00%
Transaction gains (losses) of hedging activities \| $						$ 154,000,000	$ 96,000,000	$ 23,000,000
Fair value of outstanding derivatives \| $				$ 0		0	$ 0
Credit Default Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate swap \| $				275,000,000		275,000,000
Credit Default Swap \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate swap \| $	$ 560,000,000
Credit derivative term	26 months
Currency Devaluation Loss in Argentina
Derivative [Line Items]
Devaluation charge \| $				$ 90,000,000		$ 90,000,000
0.00% Notes due 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Notes, face amount \| €											€ 0.5
Derivative swap interest rate											0.00%
Promissory note interest rate				0.00%		0.00%	0.00%
0.25% Notes due 2027
Derivative [Line Items]
Notes, face amount \| €										€ 0.4	€ 0.5
Derivative swap interest rate									0.25%	0.25%	0.25%
Promissory note interest rate				0.25%		0.25%	0.25%
0.50% Notes due 2031
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Notes, face amount \| €										€ 0.4	€ 0.5
Derivative swap interest rate									0.50%	0.50%	0.50%
Promissory note interest rate				0.50%		0.50%	0.50%
Euro-denominated Notes
Derivative [Line Items]
Denominated debt issued \| €										€ 0.8
Euro-denominated Guaranteed Notes
Derivative [Line Items]
Denominated debt issued \| €										2.0
1.375% Guaranteed Notes due 2026
Derivative [Line Items]
Notes, face amount \| €										€ 1.0
Derivative swap interest rate									1.375%	1.375%
2.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2032
Derivative [Line Items]
Notes, face amount \| €										€ 1.0
Derivative swap interest rate									2.00%	2.00%
1.40% Senior Notes due 2025
Derivative [Line Items]
Notes, face amount \| $									$ 500,000,000
Derivative swap interest rate									1.40%	1.40%
Promissory note interest rate				1.40%		1.40%	1.40%
Scenario Forecast
Derivative [Line Items]
Percentage of derivative contracts of oil price		30.00%	65.00%		75.00%
Cross currency interest rate swaps \| 0.00% Notes due 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Promissory note interest rate											2.29%
Cross currency interest rate swaps \| 0.25% Notes due 2027
Derivative [Line Items]
Promissory note interest rate									1.87%	1.87%	2.51%
Cross currency interest rate swaps \| 0.50% Notes due 2031
Derivative [Line Items]
Promissory note interest rate									2.20%	2.20%	2.76%
Cross currency interest rate swaps \| 1.375% Guaranteed Notes due 2026
Derivative [Line Items]
Promissory note interest rate									2.77%	2.77%
Cross currency interest rate swaps \| 2.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2032
Derivative [Line Items]
Promissory note interest rate									3.49%	3.49%
Cross currency interest rate swaps \| 1.40% Senior Notes due 2025
Derivative [Line Items]
Promissory note interest rate									1.73%	1.73%
Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate swap \| $				$ 5,400,000,000		$ 5,400,000,000	$ 2,100,000,000