Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Summary of Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Business Segment (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill [Line Items]
Net Book Value, Beginning balance	$ 3,709,000,000	$ 3,874,000,000
Other Adjustments	(3,000,000)	3,000,000
Impairment Charges	(212,000,000)	(160,000,000)
Foreign Exchange	59,000,000	(8,000,000)
Gross Carrying Amount			$ 8,653,000,000		$ 8,597,000,000
Accumulated Impairment Charges			(5,100,000,000)		(4,888,000,000)
Net Book Value, Ending balance	3,553,000,000	3,709,000,000
Goodwill	3,709,000,000	3,709,000,000	3,553,000,000		3,709,000,000
Appliances and Cookware
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 0
Appliances and Cookware
Goodwill [Line Items]
Net Book Value, Beginning balance	212,000,000	211,000,000
Other Adjustments	0	(7,000,000)
Impairment Charges	(212,000,000)	7,000,000
Foreign Exchange	0	1,000,000
Gross Carrying Amount			744,000,000		744,000,000
Accumulated Impairment Charges			(744,000,000)		(532,000,000)
Net Book Value, Ending balance	0	212,000,000
Goodwill	212,000,000	212,000,000	0		212,000,000
Commercial Solutions
Goodwill [Line Items]
Net Book Value, Beginning balance	747,000,000	904,000,000
Other Adjustments	0	1,000,000
Impairment Charges	0	(158,000,000)
Foreign Exchange	0	0
Gross Carrying Amount			1,241,000,000		1,241,000,000
Accumulated Impairment Charges			(494,000,000)		(494,000,000)
Net Book Value, Ending balance	747,000,000	747,000,000
Goodwill	747,000,000	904,000,000	747,000,000		747,000,000
Home Solutions
Goodwill [Line Items]
Net Book Value, Beginning balance	164,000,000	164,000,000
Other Adjustments	0	6,000,000
Impairment Charges	0	(6,000,000)
Foreign Exchange	0	0
Gross Carrying Amount			2,392,000,000		2,392,000,000
Accumulated Impairment Charges			(2,228,000,000)		(2,228,000,000)
Net Book Value, Ending balance	164,000,000	164,000,000
Goodwill	164,000,000	164,000,000	164,000,000		164,000,000
Learning and Development
Goodwill [Line Items]
Net Book Value, Beginning balance	2,586,000,000	2,595,000,000
Other Adjustments	(3,000,000)	1,000,000
Impairment Charges	0	(1,000,000)
Foreign Exchange	59,000,000	(9,000,000)
Gross Carrying Amount			3,488,000,000		3,432,000,000
Accumulated Impairment Charges			(846,000,000)		(846,000,000)
Net Book Value, Ending balance	2,642,000,000	2,586,000,000
Goodwill	2,586,000,000	2,586,000,000	2,642,000,000		2,586,000,000
Outdoor and Recreation
Goodwill [Line Items]
Net Book Value, Beginning balance	0	0
Other Adjustments	0	2,000,000
Impairment Charges	0	(2,000,000)
Foreign Exchange	0	0
Gross Carrying Amount			788,000,000		788,000,000
Accumulated Impairment Charges			(788,000,000)		(788,000,000)
Net Book Value, Ending balance	0	0
Goodwill	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0