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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Jul. 04, 2015 | Apr. 04, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Jun. 28, 2014 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate | $ 23 |  |  |  | $ 19 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23 | $ 19 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 20 | $ (3) | $ (23) | $ 33 | 41 | $ (10) | $ (4) | $ (12) | $ 27 | $ 15 | $ 27 | $ 15 | $ (30)
Income tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.10% | (95.00%) |
Effective tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Impact of Acquisition Integration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 45 | $ 7 | $ 0
Deferred Tax Liabilities Undistributed Earnings | 0 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 3 |
Deferred income taxes undistributed foreign earnings | 720 |  |  |  | 466 |  |  |  |  |  | 720 | 466 |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 63 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  |  |  | 63 | 27 |
Capitalized research expenditures | 46 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  |  |  | 46 | 27 |
Tax credits | 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Not Subject to Expiration | 350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 350 |  |
Unamortized computer software costs | 40 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  |  |  | 40 | 41 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 450 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 450 |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Not Subject to Expiration | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Enterprise Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax credits |  |  |  |  | $ 37 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37 |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Write Off |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139 |  |
Unamortized computer software costs | 120 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 |  |
Enterprise Solutions | Domestic Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), One Time Occurance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Impact of Acquisition Integration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards Used |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 |  |
Year 2035 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax credits | $ 33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject to Expiration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100 |  |

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