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Derivative Instruments - Financial Information Related to Hedging of Net Assets Included in Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) € in Millions, £ in Millions, MYR in Millions, CZK in Millions, CAD in Millions, BRL in Millions, $ in Millions | Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2016 CAD | Oct. 01, 2016 BRL | Oct. 01, 2016 GBP (£) | Oct. 01, 2016 CZK | Oct. 01, 2016 EUR (€) | Oct. 01, 2016 MYR | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD | Dec. 31, 2015 BRL | Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2015 CZK | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2015 MYR
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Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net fair value of outstanding contracts (in millions) | $ | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
British Pound/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | £ |  |  |  | £ 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 5 |  |  |
Euro/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | € |  |  |  |  |  | € 128 |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 133 |
British Pound/Euro | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | £ |  |  |  | £ 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 7 |  |  |
Canadian Dollar/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | CAD |  | CAD 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 5 |  |  |  |  |
Czech Koruna/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | CZK |  |  |  |  | CZK 181 |  |  |  |  |  |  | CZK 140 |  |
Brazilian Real/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): | BRL |  |  | BRL 39 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BRL 28 |  |  |  |
Malaysian Ringgit/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): |  |  |  |  |  |  | MYR 110 |  |  |  |  |  |  | MYR 13
Australian Dollar/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Swedish Krona/US dollar | Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts (in millions): |  |  |  |  |  |  | MYR 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  | MYR 0

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