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Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Country Subsidiary	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Country Subsidiary Segment	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | Segment			4
Number of consolidated subsidiaries subject to highly inflationary accounting | Subsidiary	0		0
Net revenues	$ 6,530	$ 6,396	$ 18,930	$ 19,153
Number of countries in which products are sold | Country	165		165
Number of countries in which entity operates | Country	80		80
Uncommitted revolving non-recourse accounts receivable factoring arrangements, maximum combined capacity							$ 1,000
Outstanding principal amount of receivables sold under factoring arrangement	$ 650		$ 650				$ 644
Argentina
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 152		$ 454
Percentage of consolidated net revenues	2.30%		2.40%
UKRAINE
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 21		$ 51
Percentage of consolidated net revenues	0.30%		0.30%
UKRAINE | Maximum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Three-year cumulative inflation rate						100.00%
UKRAINE | Scenario, Forecast | Maximum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Three-year cumulative inflation rate					100.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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