Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) tradeName	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment charges			$ 83	$ 212	$ 157
State income tax receivable overstated amount			20
Income tax receivable			20		20
Decrease in goodwill			20	(26)
Asset impairment charges		$ 1,500	12		12
Gain (loss) on disposition of business			(8)		(8)
Gain (loss) on disposition of business, net of tax			(6)		(6)
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 2		976	1,259	976
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets	2		1,071	1,471	1,145
Number of indefinite lived trade names (in trade names) | tradeName		9
Trade Names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			976	1,300
Commercial Solutions
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment charges				0
Decrease in goodwill				0
Amortization of intangible assets			4
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	0		152	320	152
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets	0		236	320	310
Commercial Solutions | Quickie business
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			130
Commercial Solutions | Mapa Spontex business
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			22
Appliances and Cookware
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment charges				212
Decrease in goodwill				0
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	0		607	87	607
Incremental impact of a 10% reduction In input				6
Home Solutions
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment charges				0
Decrease in goodwill				0
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	0		152	290	152
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets	0		158	290	158
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets, impact of a 10% reduction				39
Incremental impact of a 10% reduction In input				6
Home Solutions | Home Fragrance
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			152
Learning and Development
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill written off related to sale of business	3
Impairment charges				0
Decrease in goodwill				(26)
Gain (loss) on disposition of business	(8)			(8)
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	2		0	80	0
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets	2		1	80	1
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets, impact of a 10% reduction	15			13
Incremental impact of a 10% reduction In input				16
Learning and Development | Impairment triggering event
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	2			2
Continuing Operations
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 39		52	$ 121	145
Discontinued Operations
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets			$ 0		$ 0