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Debt and Borrowing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, £ in Millions, SFr in Millions																3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 09, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 11, 2015 EUR (€)	Mar. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2015 EUR (€)	Mar. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2014 GBP (£)	Feb. 19, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 16, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2001 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2016 CHF (SFr)	Jan. 21, 2016 EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2015 GBP (£)	Nov. 25, 2015 GBP (£)	Oct. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 06, 2015 CHF (SFr)	Mar. 30, 2015 CHF (SFr)	Mar. 06, 2015 GBP (£)	Mar. 06, 2015 EUR (€)	Feb. 06, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility debt covenant																			$ 24,600,000,000
Deferred debt issuance costs																$ 46,000,000			46,000,000	$ 44,000,000	$ 51,000,000
Unamortized non-cash bond premiums, discounts, bank fees and mark-to-market adjustments																			(70,000,000)
Debt instrument, principal amount																			4,975,000,000	3,017,000,000	7,559,000,000
Debt instrument, principal amount														$ 3,000,000,000
Cash tender offer amount								$ 2,500,000,000																								$ 1,560,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt																			$ (748,000,000)	$ (493,000,000)	$ (608,000,000)
Weighted-average interest rate																3.70%			3.70%	4.30%
Fair value of total debt																$ 15,908,000,000			$ 15,908,000,000	$ 18,463,000,000
Carrying value of total debt																15,398,000,000			15,398,000,000	16,656,000,000
International Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity																1,900,000,000			1,900,000,000	2,100,000,000
Line of credit facility outstanding amount																236,000,000			236,000,000	$ 204,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility, October 11, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity																4,500,000,000			$ 4,500,000,000
Revolving credit facility expiration date																			Oct. 11, 2018
Revolving credit facility debt covenant terms																			Minimum shareholders' equity of at least $24.6 billion, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings / (losses) and the cumulative effects of any changes in accounting principles.
Revolving credit facility debt covenant compliance																			At December 31, 2015, we [complied with] the covenant
Total shareholders' equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings / (losses)																38,000,000,000			$ 38,000,000,000
Line of credit facility outstanding amount																0			0
Floating Rate Notes \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount														$ 400,000,000
Deb instrument maturity date														Feb. 01, 2019
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate														0.52%
Swiss franc notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount																410,000,000	$ 694,000,000		410,000,000									SFr 400	SFr 675
Net proceeds from issuance of notes							$ 675,000,000												410,000,000
Discounts and deferred financing costs							2,000,000
Swiss franc notes \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Discounts and deferred financing costs																1,000,000			1,000,000
Euro notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount \| €						€ 400
Seven Point Two Five Zero Percent Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate				7.25%																					7.25%
Cash tender offer amount				$ 372,000,000																					£ 247
Debt instrument maturity Year				2018-07
Four Point Five Zero Zero Percent Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate					4.50%																					4.50%
Debt instrument, principal amount																609,000,000			$ 609,000,000							£ 400
Deb instrument maturity date					Dec. 03, 2035
Net proceeds from issuance of notes					$ 604,000,000
Discounts and deferred financing costs					$ 5,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt																$ (40,000,000)
0.000% Fixed Rate Notes, mature on March 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount							$ 180,000,000																						SFr 175
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate							0.00%																						0.00%
Deb instrument maturity date																			Mar. 30, 2017
0.625% Fixed Rate Notes, mature on December 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount							$ 308,000,000																						SFr 300
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate							0.625%																						0.625%
Deb instrument maturity date																			Dec. 30, 2021
1.125% Fixed Rate Notes, mature on December 30, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount							$ 206,000,000																						SFr 200
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate							1.125%																						1.125%
Deb instrument maturity date																			Dec. 30, 2025
Euro-denominated notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount \| €																															€ 2,000
Euro-denominated notes \| 6.250% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount \| €									€ 850
Debt instrument interest rate								6.25%
Tender Offer
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt																	(708,000,000)	$ (493,000,000)
Tender Offer \| Cash Flow Hedges \| Interest rate contracts
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense								$ 5,000,000					$ 2,000,000
Tender Offer \| 6.500% Notes due in August 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate								6.50%
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount								$ 102,000,000
Debt instrument expiration																			2017-08
Tender Offer \| 6.125% Notes due in February 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate								6.125%
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount								$ 115,000,000
Debt instrument expiration																			2018-02
Tender Offer \| 6.125% Notes due in August 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate								6.125%
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount								$ 80,000,000
Debt instrument expiration																			2018-08
Tender Offer \| 5.375% Notes due in February 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate								5.375%
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount								$ 691,000,000
Debt instrument expiration																			2020-02
Tender Offer \| 6.500% Notes due in November 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate								6.50%
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount								$ 201,000,000
Debt instrument expiration																			2031-11
Tender Offer \| 7.000% Notes due in August 2037
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate								7.00%					7.00%
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount								$ 26,000,000					$ 393,000,000
Debt instrument expiration													2037-08						2037-08
Tender Offer \| 6.875% Notes due in February 2038
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate								6.875%					6.875%
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount								$ 71,000,000					$ 382,000,000
Debt instrument expiration													2038-02						2038-02
Tender Offer \| 6.875% Notes due in January 2039
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate								6.875%					6.875%
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount								$ 69,000,000					$ 250,000,000
Debt instrument expiration													2039-01						2039-01
Tender Offer \| 6.500% Notes due in February 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate								6.50%							6.50%
Debt instrument repurchased, principal amount								$ 1,143,000,000							$ 535,000,000
Debt instrument expiration															2040-02				2040-02
Euro-denominated and British pound sterling-denominated notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 2,800,000,000							$ 2,800,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of notes										2,890,000,000
Discounts and deferred financing costs										29,000,000
British pound sterling-denominated notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount \| £																														£ 450
1.000% Fixed rate notes, due March 7, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 537,000,000																					€ 500
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate										1.00%																				1.00%	1.00%
Deb instrument maturity date																			Mar. 07, 2022
1.625% Fixed rate notes due , March 8, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 805,000,000																					€ 750
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate										1.625%																				1.625%	1.625%
Deb instrument maturity date																			Mar. 08, 2027
2.375% Fixed rate notes, due March 6, 2035
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 805,000,000																					€ 750
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate										2.375%																				2.375%	2.375%
Deb instrument maturity date																			Mar. 06, 2035
3.875% Fixed rate notes, due March 6, 2045
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount										$ 667,000,000																				£ 450
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate										3.875%																				3.875%	3.875%
Deb instrument maturity date																			Mar. 06, 2045
5.375%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount \| £											£ 300
Debt instrument interest rate											5.375%
6.75% Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount												$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate												6.75%
2.250% Fixed Rate Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount														$ 850,000,000
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate														2.25%
Deb instrument maturity date														Feb. 01, 2019
4.000% Fixed Rate Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount														$ 1,750,000,000
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate														4.00%
Deb instrument maturity date														Feb. 01, 2024
Us Dollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net proceeds from issuance of notes														$ 2,982,000,000
Discounts and deferred financing costs														$ 18,000,000
0.625% Fixed Rate Notes, mature on October 6, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount																											$ 138,000,000	SFr 135
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate																											0.625%	0.625%
Deb instrument maturity date																			Oct. 06, 2020
1.125% Fixed Rate Notes, mature on December 21, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount																											$ 272,000,000	SFr 265
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate																											1.125%	1.125%
Deb instrument maturity date																			Dec. 21, 2023
Subsequent Event \| 4.125% U.S. dollar Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	$ 1,750,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate	4.125%
Subsequent Event \| 4.125% U.S. dollar Notes \| January 26 & 21 issuances
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount																						$ 1,150,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Swiss franc notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount		$ 399,000,000																					SFr 400
Net proceeds from issuance of notes		398,000,000
Discounts and deferred financing costs		1,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Euro notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount \| €																								€ 700
Subsequent Event \| 0.080% Fixed Rate Notes, mature on January 26, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount		$ 249,000,000																					SFr 250
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate		0.08%																					0.08%
Deb instrument maturity date		Jan. 26, 2018
Subsequent Event \| 0.650% Fixed Rate Notes, mature on July 26, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount		$ 150,000,000																					SFr 150
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate		0.65%																					0.65%
Deb instrument maturity date		Jul. 26, 2022
Subsequent Event \| One Point Six Two Five Percentage Notes Due January Twenty Twenty Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate			1.625%																					1.625%
Debt instrument, principal amount			$ 760,000,000																					€ 700
Deb instrument maturity date			Jan. 20, 2023
Net proceeds from issuance of notes			$ 752,000,000
Discounts and deferred financing costs			$ 8,000,000