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Accelerated Share Repurchase Activity and Related Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2015 | May. 31, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014
May 2015 ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Period End Date |  |  |  |  | 2015-07 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Shares | 10,000 | 38,300 |  |  | 48,293 | [1] |  |  |  |  |
Average Repurchase Price Per Share |  |  |  |  | $ 124.24 |  |  |  |  |  |
ASR Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
August 2014 ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Period End Date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2015-02 |  |  |
Number of Shares |  |  | 13,300 | 59,900 |  |  | 8,300 | 81,525 | [2] |  |
Average Repurchase Price Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 110.40 |  |  |
ASR Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000,000 |  |  |
January 2014 ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Period End Date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2014-12 |
Number of Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,247 |
Average Repurchase Price Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 89.39 |
ASR Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000,000 |
April 2013 ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Period End Date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2014-03
Number of Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 172,548
Average Repurchase Price Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 69.55
ASR Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000,000
[1] | Includes 38.3 million shares delivered and retired at the beginning of the purchase period, which began in the third quarter of 2015 and 10.0 million shares delivered and retired at the end of the purchase period, which concluded in the fourth quarter of 2015.
[2] | Includes 59.9 million shares delivered and retired at the beginning of the purchase period, which began in the fourth quarter of 2014, 8.3 million net shares delivered and retired in the first quarter of 2015 and 13.3 million shares delivered and retired at the end of the purchase period, which concluded in the second quarter of 2015.

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