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Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jan. 23, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Country VEB / $ | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) VEB / $ | Dec. 31, 2014 VEB / $ | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | [1] | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) VEB / $ | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Country VEB / $ | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jul. 02, 2015 | Feb. 10, 2015 VEB / $ | Feb. 08, 2013 VEB / $ | Jan. 02, 2010 VEB / $
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in accounting policy effect of change on net revenue |  | $ 19 |  |  |  |  | $ 58 |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in accounting policy effect of change on operating results |  | $ 8 |  |  |  |  | $ 27 |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency exchange rate translation | VEB / $ |  | 6.30 |  |  |  |  | 6.30 |  |  |  |  | 6.30 | 4.30
Net revenue |  | $ 6,849 |  |  | $ 8,337 |  | $ 22,272 | $ 25,414 | [1] |  |  |  |
Number of countries in which entity operates | Country |  | 80 |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of countries in which products are sold | Country |  |  |  |  |  |  | 165 |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Jacobs Douwe Egberts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43.50% |  |  |
Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  | $ 205 |  |  |  |  | $ 565 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of consolidated net revenues |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Russia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue |  | $ 145 |  |  |  |  | $ 525 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of consolidated net revenues |  | 2.10% |  |  |  |  | 2.40% |  |  |  |  |  |
SICAD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency exchange rate translation | VEB / $ |  | 12.00 | 12.00 | 11.50 |  |  | 12.00 |  |  |  | 12.00 |  |
Foreign currency impacts relating to highly inflationary accounting |  |  | $ (11) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SICAD I |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency exchange rate translation | VEB / $ |  |  |  |  |  | 10.70 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency impacts relating to highly inflationary accounting |  |  |  |  |  | $ (142) |  | $ (19) |  |  |  |  |
SIMADI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency exchange rate translation | VEB / $ |  | 199.42 |  |  |  |  | 199.42 |  |  |  |  |  |
Argentina, Pesos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Devalued percentage against US Dollar | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 11.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Russia, Rubles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Devalued percentage against US Dollar |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 11.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | During 2014, we realigned some of our products across product categories and as such, we reclassified the product category net revenues on a basis consistent with the 2015 presentation.

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