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Employee Benefit Plans - Individually Significant Multiemployer Pension Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Company Contributions to Individually Significant Plans | $ 40 | $ 37 | $ 37
Contributions to other Multi Employer Pension Plans | 7 | 6 | 7
Company Contributions | $ 47 | $ 43 | 44
Automotive Industries Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
EIN | 941133245 |  |
Pension Plan Number | 001 |  |
Pension Protection Act Zone Status | Red | Red |
FIP/RP Status | Implemented |  |
Expiration date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement | Various dates through 6/30/2018 |  |
Company Contributions | $ 1 | $ 1 | 1
Distributors Association Warehousemen's Pension Trust [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
EIN | 940294755 |  |
Pension Plan Number | 002 |  |
Pension Protection Act Zone Status | Red | Red |
FIP/RP Status | Implemented |  |
Expiration date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement | 4/7/2018 |  |
Company Contributions | $ 1 | $ 1 | 1
Local 731 Private Scavengers and Garage Attendants Pension Trust Fund [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
EIN | 366513567 |  |
Pension Plan Number | 001 |  |
Pension Protection Act Zone Status | Green | Yellow |
FIP/RP Status | Implemented |  |
Expiration date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement | 9/30/2018 |  |
Company Contributions | $ 7 | $ 7 | 6
Suburban Teamsters of Northern Illinois Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
EIN | 366155778 |  |
Pension Plan Number | 001 |  |
Pension Protection Act Zone Status | Yellow | Red |
FIP/RP Status | Implemented |  |
Expiration date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement | Various dates through 9/30/2017 |  |
Company Contributions | $ 3 | $ 2 | 3
Teamsters Local 301 Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
EIN | 366492992 |  |
Pension Plan Number | 001 |  |
Pension Protection Act Zone Status | Green | Green |
FIP/RP Status | NA |  |
Expiration date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement | 9/30/2018 |  |
Company Contributions | $ 2 | $ 1 | 1
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
EIN | 916145047 |  |
Pension Plan Number | 001 |  |
Pension Protection Act Zone Status | Green | Green |
FIP/RP Status | NA |  |
Expiration date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement | Various dates through 12/31/2019 |  |
Company Contributions | $ 25 | $ 24 | 24
Western Pennsylvania Teamsters and Employers Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
EIN | 256029946 |  |
Pension Plan Number | 001 |  |
Pension Protection Act Zone Status | Red | Red |
FIP/RP Status | Implemented |  |
Expiration date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement | 12/31/2016; 90-day extension with agreements currently under negotiation |  |
Company Contributions | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1

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