Note 10 - Disaggregated Revenue - Major Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	$ 265	$ 267
Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	148	154
Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	64	65
Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	46	42
Brand [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	3	3
All Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[1]	4	3
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		143	149
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		121	126
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		17	18
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		5	5
Ongoing service arrangements [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	55	56
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	20	21
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	34	35
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[2]	1
Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		198	205
Total Annuities [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		141	147
Total Annuities [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		51	53
Total Annuities [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		6	5
Equipment And Software [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		20	19
Equipment And Software [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		7	7
Equipment And Software [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		13	12
Film And Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		40	35
Film And Chemicals [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales		40	35
Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	7	8
Other [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]		2
Other [Member] | Brand [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	3	3
Other [Member] | All Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total sales	[3]	$ 4	$ 3

[1] Sales are reported in the geographic area in which they originate.

[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.