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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Alcoa Corporation [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Charges recorded		$ 62,000,000
Alcoa Corporation [Member] \| Other Nonoperating Income Expense [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Charges recorded		41,000,000	$ 21,000,000
Mineracao Rio do Norte S.A [Member] \| Brazil [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	$ 58,000,000
Proceeds from Sale of Long-term Investments	10,000,000
Additional cash to be received upon satisfying post closing conditions	$ 30,000,000
ELYSIS TM Limited Partnership [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Basis in investment, due to share of losses		0		$ 0
Unrecognized losses		$ (60,000,000)