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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 27, 2014 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Jul. 04, 2015 | Apr. 04, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Jun. 28, 2014 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Oct. 15, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 | $ 37,000,000 | $ 31,000,000 | $ 26,000,000 | $ 66,000,000 | $ 35,000,000 | $ 20,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | $ 144,000,000 | $ 127,000,000 | $ 5,000,000 |
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,000,000 |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107,000,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |
Opening balance sheet adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |
Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, borrowings | $ 2,200,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, stated interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25%
Enterprise Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary purchase price | $ 3,450,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 3,450,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,450,000,000 |  |  |
Ownership percentage of the Enterprise Business. | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,250,000,000 |  |  |
Business acquisition, consideration paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51,000,000 |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,000,000) |  |  |
Acquisition related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 144,000,000 | 127,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
Business acquisition goodwill amount | $ 2,339,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition intangible assets | 994,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition indemnifications recorded | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,000,000 |  |  |
Transition services cost per month |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transition services cost |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,000,000 |  |  |
Reduction in intangible assets |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of property and equipment |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in deferred revenue |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in inventory |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase to goodwill |  |  | $ 21,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enterprise Business | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,200,000,000 |  |  |
Senior notes, maturity year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 |  |  |
Hart Systems LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition goodwill amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,000,000 |
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocations Current Assets Cash And Cash Equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 96,000,000 |
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  | $ 59,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Opening balance sheet adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (2,000,000) |  |
Senior Notes due 2022 | Enterprise Business | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,050,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,050,000,000 |  |  |
Senior notes, stated interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |
Senior notes, maturity year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2022 |  |  |

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