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Accounts Receivable Sold Under Factoring Program Principal Amount Outstanding

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Change In Accounting Policy Effect Of Change On Net Revenue

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Change In Accounting Policy Effect Of Change On Operating Results

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The rate at which a foreign currency weakened against the U.S. Dollar.

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Number Of Countries In Which Products Are Sold

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The percentage of total company consolidated net revenues represented by the category, region, country, or other subset noted.

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

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The amount that will be recognized through the income statement (as well as the impact on the other financial statements) as part of highly inflationary accounting.

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The amount of the gain (loss) recognized by the parent and included in its attributable portion of net income for the period due to deconsolidation of a subsidiary or derecognition of a group of assets. The gain (loss) recognized and included in the net income attributable to the parent for the period is generally computed as the difference between: (a) the aggregate of: (1) the fair value of any consideration received; (2) the fair value of any retained noncontrolling investment in the former subsidiary at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated; and (3) the carrying amount of any noncontrolling interest in the former subsidiary (including any accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest) at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated and (b) the carrying amount of the former subsidiary's assets and liabilities.

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Reflects the net positive or negative amount derived from subtracting from net proceeds of sale, the carrying amounts, net of allocated reserves, of accounts receivable transferred to a third party in a transaction that qualifies for sales treatment.

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The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2016	Dec. 16, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Country	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Country	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net revenues			$ 6,396	$ 6,849		$ 19,153	$ 22,272
Number of countries in which entity operates \| Country			80			80
Number of countries in which products are sold \| Country			165			165
Uncommitted revolving non-recourse accounts receivable factoring arrangements, maximum combined capacity			$ 820			$ 820
Cost of factoring receivables			2	1		6	4
Outstanding principal amount of receivables sold under factoring arrangement			$ 589	401		$ 589	401
Change in accounting policy effect of change on net revenue				19			57
Change in accounting policy effect of change on operating results				9			27
United Kingdom, Pounds
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Devalued percentage against US Dollar	9.00%		5.00%
Argentina, Pesos
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Devalued percentage against US Dollar		36.00%				18.00%
Venezuela
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net revenues				$ 315			$ 834
Percentage of consolidated net revenues				4.60%			3.70%
Loss on deconsolidation								$ (778)
Remeasurement losses					$ 11
United Kingdom
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net revenues			$ 505			$ 1,600
Percentage of consolidated net revenues			7.90%			8.40%
Argentina
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net revenues			$ 145			$ 439
Percentage of consolidated net revenues			2.30%			2.30%