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Derivative Instruments - Financial Information Related to Hedging of Net Assets Included in Consolidated Statement of Earnings (Detail) € in Millions, £ in Millions, MYR in Millions, CZK in Millions, BRL in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 MYR | Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2015 CZK | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2015 BRL | Dec. 31, 2014 MYR | Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2014 BRL
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gain (loss) from foreign exchange derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11 | $ 6 | $ (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Loss) gain on net foreign currency assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (33) | (15) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange (loss) gain | $ 0 | $ (6) | $ 11 | $ (27) | $ (9) | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | (22) | (9) | $ (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net fair value of outstanding contracts | 1 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | British Pound/US dollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 5 |  |  |  |  | £ 5 |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Euro/US dollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 133 |  |  |  | € 40 |
Foreign Exchange Forward | British Pound/Euro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 7 |  |  |  |  | £ 0 |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Canadian Dollar/US dollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | $ 5 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | $ 5 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Czech Koruna/US dollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | CZK 140 |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Brazilian Real/US dollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | BRL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | BRL 28 |  |  |  | BRL 0
Foreign Exchange Forward | Malaysian Ringgit/US dollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | MYR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | MYR 13 |  |  |  |  | MYR 0 |  |  |

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