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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) Employee	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Compensation Related Costs Disclosure [Line Items]
Expenses for defined-contribution retirement plans	$ 90	$ 85	$ 84
Pension plans, expected future benefit payments in year five	$ 12
Expected years of pension plans	5 years
Expected future pension plans amounts to pay, total	$ 126
United States [Member]
Compensation Related Costs Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of U.S retirees and spouses participate in defined benefit health care plans \| Employee	8,900
Number of additional U.S retirees and spouses participate in defined benefit health care plans \| Employee	600
Pension Plan [Member]
Compensation Related Costs Disclosure [Line Items]
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 4	$ 3	$ 2

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