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Shareholders' Equity - Accelerated Share Repurchase Activity and Related Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 25, 2016 | Jun. 25, 2016 | Dec. 26, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
May 2016 ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program completion date | 2016-08 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) | 48,183 |  |  |  |  |  |
ASR amount | $ 6,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
November 2015 ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program completion date |  |  |  |  | 2016-04 |  |
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) |  | 8,700 | 20,400 |  | 29,122 |  |
Average repurchase price per share (in USD per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 103.02 |  |
ASR amount |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000 |  |
May 2015 ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program completion date |  |  |  | 2015-07 |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  | 48,293 |  |  |
Average repurchase price per share (in USD per share) |  |  |  | $ 124.24 |  |  |
ASR amount |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000,000 |  |  |
August 2014 ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program completion date |  |  |  |  |  | 2015-02 |
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 81,525 |
Average repurchase price per share (in USD per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 110.40 |
ASR amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000,000 |
January 2014 ASR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program completion date |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2014-12
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,247
Average repurchase price per share (in USD per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 89.39
ASR amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000,000

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