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Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Maximum undivided ownership interest pooled accounts receivable amount sold | $ 950,000,000 |
Short-term debt outstanding | 713,000,000 | $ 614,000,000
Securitization Facility [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Securitized accounts receivable facility | $ 950,000,000 |

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