Fair Value Measurements - Changes in Level 3 Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail) - Contingent consideration $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation
Beginning balance	$ 105
Business combinations	6
Revaluations included in earnings and foreign currency translation adjustments	(1)
Ending balance	$ 110

Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation recurring basis liability business combinations.

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- Definition

Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation recurring basis liability gain loss included in earnings and foreign currency translation adjustments.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2

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