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Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Pension plans resulted in net pension liability | $ (1,570,000,000) | $ (1,882,000,000) |
Plan assets related to certain insurance contracts | 71,000,000 | 62,000,000 |
Expense for defined contribution plans | 43,000,000 | 44,000,000 | $ 45,000,000
Multiemployer Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Multiemployer pension plans | $ 26,000,000 | $ 25,000,000 | $ 31,000,000
Multiemployer Pension Plans | Minimum |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Company's contribution of the total contribution of each plan | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00%
Multiemployer Pension Plans | Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension Fund |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Multiemployer pension plans | $ 22,000,000 | $ 21,000,000 | $ 27,000,000
Percentage of surcharge on contribution |  |  | 10.00%
Multiemployer Pension Plans | Multiemployer Plan, Individually Insignificant Multiemployer Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Multiemployer pension plans | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | $ 4,000,000
Multiemployer Plans, Postretirement Benefit | Multiemployer Medical Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Multiemployer pension plans | 18,000,000 | 19,000,000 | 20,000,000
Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated from experience differences | 209,000,000 |  |
Pension Plans | Maximum |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated prior service cost | 1,000,000 |  |
Pension Plans | Non-U.S. Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation | 10,610,000,000 | 9,531,000,000 |
Net periodic pension cost | $ 91,000,000 | $ 81,000,000 | 175,000,000
Allocation of pension plan asset | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Employer contribution | $ 470,000,000 |  |
Employer non-recurring contribution | 250,000,000 |  |
Employees contribution | 12,000,000 |  |
Estimated future employer contributions | $ 250,000,000 |  |
Weighted-average discount rate | 2.20% | 2.31% |
Rate of compensation increase | 3.31% | 3.29% |
Pension Plans | Non-U.S. Pension Plans | Fixed Income Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target Allocation on securities | 66.00% |  |
Allocation of pension plan asset | 60.00% | 57.00% |
Pension Plans | Non-U.S. Pension Plans | Equity Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target Allocation on securities | 32.00% |  |
Allocation of pension plan asset | 28.00% | 29.00% |
Pension Plans | Non-U.S. Pension Plans | Other Plan Asset |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target Allocation on securities | 2.00% |  |
Pension Plans | Non-U.S. Pension Plans | Non US Pension Assets |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Allocation of pension plan asset | 63.00% |  |
Pension Plans | Non-U.S. Pension Plans | Non US Pension Assets | Equity Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target Allocation on securities | 23.00% |  |
Pension Plans | Non-U.S. Pension Plans | Non US Pension Assets | Debt Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target Allocation on securities | 20.00% |  |
Pension Plans | Non-U.S. Pension Plans | Non US Pension Assets | Liability Matching Assets |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target Allocation on securities | 57.00% |  |
Pension Plans | U.S. Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ 1,715,000,000 | $ 1,540,000,000 |
Net periodic pension cost | $ 81,000,000 | $ 95,000,000 | 102,000,000
Allocation of pension plan asset | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Employer contribution | $ 23,000,000 |  |
Estimated future employer contributions | $ 39,000,000 |  |
Weighted-average discount rate | 3.68% | 4.19% |
Rate of compensation increase | 4.00% | 4.00% |
Pension Plans | U.S. Pension Plans | Fixed Income Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Allocation of pension plan asset | 85.00% | 63.00% |
Pension Plans | U.S. Pension Plans | Equity Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Allocation of pension plan asset | 15.00% | 33.00% |
Pension Plans | Change in Assumptions for Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Net periodic pension cost |  | $ (64,000,000) |
Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Net periodic pension cost | $ (4,000,000) | 22,000,000 | 43,000,000
Estimated from experience differences | 18,000,000 |  |
Estimated prior service cost | 39,000,000 |  |
Current portion of our accrued postretirement benefit obligation | $ 16,000,000 | $ 12,000,000 |
Postretirement Benefit Plans | Non-U.S. Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted-average discount rate | 4.24% | 4.55% |
Postretirement Benefit Plans | U.S. Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted-average discount rate | 3.66% | 4.14% |
Postretirement Benefit Plans | Change in Assumptions for Pension Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Net periodic pension cost |  | $ (4,000,000) |
Postemployment Benefit Plans |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Net periodic pension cost | $ 6,000,000 | $ 12,000,000 | $ 12,000,000
Weighted-average discount rate | 6.50% | 6.20% |
Ultimate annual turnover rate | 0.30% | 0.30% |
Rate of compensation increase | 4.00% | 4.00% |
Defined benefit plan, amount to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) next fiscal year | $ 3,000,000 |  |
U.S. And International Investment Grade Debt Securities | Fixed Income Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target Allocation on securities | 95.00% |  |

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