Goodwill and Other Intangibles - Changes in Net Carrying Value of Goodwill (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 2,495	$ 2,465
Foreign exchange impact	2	(5)
Ending balance	2,622	2,495
Xplore Technologies Corporation
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Xplore purchase price allocation adjustments	(6)
Acquisition		35
Temptime Corporation
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition	73
Profitect Inc
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition	54
Cortexica Vision Systems Limited
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition	4
AIT
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	154	154
Foreign exchange impact	0	0
Ending balance	227	154
AIT \| Xplore Technologies Corporation
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Xplore purchase price allocation adjustments	0
Acquisition		0
AIT \| Temptime Corporation
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition	73
AIT \| Profitect Inc
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition	0
AIT \| Cortexica Vision Systems Limited
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition	0
EVM
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,341	2,311
Foreign exchange impact	2	(5)
Ending balance	2,395	2,341
EVM \| Xplore Technologies Corporation
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Xplore purchase price allocation adjustments	(6)
Acquisition		$ 35
EVM \| Temptime Corporation
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition	0
EVM \| Profitect Inc
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition	54
EVM \| Cortexica Vision Systems Limited
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition	$ 4

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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