Stock Option Plans - Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable (Detail) - $ / shares shares in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, minimum	$ 55.94
Range of Exercise Prices, maximum	$ 202.13
Option Outstanding, Number Outstanding	8.2
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	4 years 2 months 8 days
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 123.32	$ 107.47
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable	1.9
Option Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 72.7
Exercise Prices Range $ 55.94 - $ 56.86 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, minimum	55.94
Range of Exercise Prices, maximum	$ 56.86
Option Outstanding, Number Outstanding	0.4
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	5 months 15 days
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 56.85
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable	0.4
Option Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 56.85
Exercise Prices Range $ 70.74 - $ 70.74 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, minimum	70.74
Range of Exercise Prices, maximum	$ 70.74
Option Outstanding, Number Outstanding	0.6
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	1 year 5 months 15 days
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 70.74
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable	0.6
Option Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 70.74
Exercise Prices Range $ 79.59 - $ 79.59 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, minimum	79.59
Range of Exercise Prices, maximum	$ 79.59
Option Outstanding, Number Outstanding	0.9
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	2 years 5 months 12 days
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 79.59
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable	0.5
Option Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 79.59
Exercise Prices Range $ 86.17 - $ 86.17 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, minimum	86.17
Range of Exercise Prices, maximum	$ 86.17
Option Outstanding, Number Outstanding	1.3
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	3 years 5 months 12 days
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 86.17
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable	0.4
Option Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 86.17
Exercise Prices Range $ 127.90 - $ 127.90 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, minimum	127.9
Range of Exercise Prices, maximum	$ 127.9
Option Outstanding, Number Outstanding	1.5
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	4 years 5 months 15 days
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 127.9
Option Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	127.9
Exercise Prices Range $ 156.85 - $ 156.85 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, minimum	156.85
Range of Exercise Prices, maximum	$ 156.85
Option Outstanding, Number Outstanding	1.2
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	5 years 4 months 6 days
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 156.85
Exercise Prices Range $ 158.56 - $ 161.14 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, minimum	158.56
Range of Exercise Prices, maximum	$ 161.14
Option Outstanding, Number Outstanding	1.1
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	5 years 5 months 19 days
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 158.65
Exercise Prices Range $ 177.09 - $ 202.13 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices, minimum	177.09
Range of Exercise Prices, maximum	$ 202.13
Option Outstanding, Number Outstanding	1.2
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	6 years 5 months 19 days
Option Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 177.78

Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan.

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The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding exercisable stock options as of the balance sheet date in the customized range of exercise prices for which the market and performance vesting condition has been satisfied.

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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding stock options as of the balance sheet date for all option plans in the customized range of exercise prices.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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