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Per Common Share Information (Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 12, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Dilutive effect of share-based compensation	6.0	4.9
Stock options that were not included in diluted weighted-average shares	4.2	12.7
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Settlement (Payment) or Receipt			$ 2.7
Treasury Stock Shares Acquired Through Accelerated Share Repurchase			18.5
Percent of total shares expected to receive at time of initial delivery			80.00%

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The percentage of the total shares expected to be received under the accelerated share repurchase program based on the market price at the time of initial delivery.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased through an Accelerated Share Repurchase program and are being held in treasury.

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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 30
-Section 25
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405686&loc=d3e22802-112653

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Antidilution
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505113

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Diluted Earnings Per Share
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6510752

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Contingent Stock Agreement
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6508534

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

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Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of share based payment arrangements using the treasury stock method.

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-Section 45
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