Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,288,000,000	$ 1,886,000,000
Operating income (loss)	192,000,000	(1,408,000,000)
Segment assets	14,340,000,000		$ 14,700,000,000
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets	0	1,469,000,000
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	(47,000,000)	(66,000,000)
Segment assets	2,317,000,000		2,463,000,000
Home Appliances
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	360,000,000	261,000,000
Operating income (loss)	3,000,000	(299,000,000)
Segment assets	902,000,000		970,000,000
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		287,000,000
Commercial Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	471,000,000	413,000,000
Operating income (loss)	50,000,000	(272,000,000)
Segment assets	2,530,000,000		2,529,000,000
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		320,000,000
Home Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	504,000,000	377,000,000
Operating income (loss)	61,000,000	(301,000,000)
Segment assets	3,032,000,000		3,087,000,000
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		302,000,000
Learning and Development
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	617,000,000	528,000,000
Operating income (loss)	110,000,000	4,000,000
Segment assets	4,568,000,000		4,663,000,000
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		78,000,000
Outdoor and Recreation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	336,000,000	307,000,000
Operating income (loss)	15,000,000	(474,000,000)
Segment assets	$ 991,000,000		$ 988,000,000
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		$ 482,000,000