Note 15 - Disaggregated Revenue - Major Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	$ 1,029	$ 1,242
Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	592	727
Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	241	293
Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	172	200
Brand [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	13	12
Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	11	10
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		532	666
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		463	572
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		64	83
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		5	11
Ongoing service arrangements [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	212	244
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	80	86
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	131	155
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	1	3
Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		744	910
Total Annuities [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		543	658
Total Annuities [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		195	238
Total Annuities [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		6	14
Equipment And Software [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		95	111
Equipment And Software [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		49	56
Equipment And Software [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		46	55
Film And Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		154	166
Film And Chemicals [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		154	166
Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	36	55
Other [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]		13
Other [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	12	20
Other [Member] | Brand [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	13	12
Other [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	$ 11	$ 10

[1] Sales are reported in the geographic area in which they originate. No non-U.S. country generated more than 10% of net sales in the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

[2] Service revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Operations includes the ongoing service revenue shown above as well as revenue from project-based document management and managed print services businesses, which is included in Other above.

[3] Other includes revenue from professional services, non-recurring engineering services, print and managed media services, tenant rent and related property management services and licensing.