Other Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations Information - Additional Details Related to Certain Balance Sheet Captions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Other current assets:
Prepaid taxes	$ 113	$ 112
Prepaid expenses	104	99
Capitalized costs to obtain and fulfill sales contracts	98	103
Derivative instruments designated as accounting hedges	11	0
Other	59	75
Total other current assets	385	389
Other assets:
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	450	443
Deposits for real-estate leases	15	14
Indemnification assets related to acquisitions	108	106
Mutual funds and fixed deposits	73	89
Company owned life insurance (at contract value)	49	37
Costs to obtain sales contracts	152	138
Derivative instruments designated as accounting hedges	66	66
Pension and other retirement employee benefits	74	77
Other	74	64
Total other assets	1,061	1,034
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Salaries and benefits	220	211
Incentive compensation	72	324
Customer credits, advanced payments and advanced billings	116	100
Dividends	3	6
Professional service fees	69	75
Interest accrued on debt	42	85
Accounts payable	42	47
Income taxes	141	115
Pension and other retirement employee benefits	7	7
Accrued royalties	21	36
Foreign exchange forwards on certain assets and liabilities	22	12
Restructuring liability	2	4
Other	99	120
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	856	1,142
Other liabilities:
Pension and other retirement employee benefits	230	235
Interest accrued on UTPs	60	59
MAKS indemnification provisions	33	33
Income tax liability - non-current portion	23	23
Derivative instruments designated as accounting hedges	103	40
Other	43	48
Total other liabilities	$ 492	$ 438