Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	32.50%	26.90%	32.20%	26.40%
Increase/(decrease) in effective tax rate due to impact of discrete tax items	4.90%	1.30%	4.20%	1.80%
Net increase to income tax reserves for unrecognized tax benefits based on tax positions related to current and prior years			$ 4
Unrecognized tax benefits reserve that would impact effective tax rate if released into income	$ 46		46
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Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits reserve that would impact effective tax rate if released into income	8		8
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Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits reserve that would impact effective tax rate if released into income	$ 38		$ 38

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Income tax reconciliation change in reserves for uncertain tax positions.

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Income taxes.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.

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