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Summary Financial Information for Equity Method Investments (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | [1] | Sep. 30, 2016 | [1] | Jun. 30, 2016 | [1] | Mar. 31, 2016 | [1] | Dec. 31, 2015 | [2] | Sep. 30, 2015 | [2] | Dec. 31, 2015 | Jul. 02, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax equity method investment net earnings | $ 83 | $ 31 | $ 102 | $ 85 | $ 72 | $ (72) |  |  | $ 301 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,569 | $ 8,897 | $ 3,242
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Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
After-tax equity method investment net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 56 |  |  | $ 113
US GAAP basis difference from equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis Differences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 325 | $ 335 |
[1] | Historically, we have recorded income from equity method investments within our operating income as these investments operated as extensions of our base business. Beginning in the third quarter of 2015, to align with the accounting for JDE earnings, we began to record the earnings from our equity method investments in after-tax equity method investment earnings outside of operating income. As the after-tax equity method investment net earnings for the six months ended December 31, 2015 was less than $1 million, this line item is not shown on our consolidated statement of earnings. Pre-tax earnings from equity method investments recorded within segment operating income were $56 million for the six months ended July 2, 2015. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Principles of Consolidation, for additional information. Equity method investment net earnings were lower in the third quarter of 2016 due to the JDE unfavorable tax expense disclosed in Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions - JDE Tax Matter Resolution.
[2] | See the following table for significant items that affected the comparability of earnings each quarter.

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