Contribution To Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association Trust

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Amount of cost for actuarial present value of benefits attributed to service rendered by employee for defined benefit plan.

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Amount of cash outflow for pension and other postretirement benefits. Includes, but is not limited to, employer contribution to fund plan asset and payment to retiree.

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Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contributions to qualified defined benefit pension plans and OPEB plans	$ 0		$ 0
Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 6,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 18,000,000	$ 22,000,000
Other Postretirement Benefits \| Scenario Forecast
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contribution to voluntary employees beneficiary association					$ 0
Discontinued Operations
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost		$ 3,000,000		$ 12,000,000