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Acquisitions and Divestitures - 2015 Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 29, 2016 HydroelectricPowerDevelopments | Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) Employees | Mar. 31, 2015 EUR (€) Employees | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 29, 2016 USD ($) Employees | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Employees | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain from sale of Remmele Medical business |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale generated in last annual period prior to divestiture |  |  |  |  | $ 5,295,000,000 |  | $ 5,897,000,000 |  | $ 10,242,000,000 | $ 11,716,000,000 |  |  |
Number of employees | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  |
Sale generated by Yadkin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |
Carrying value of net assets to be sold |  |  |  |  | 128,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 128,000,000 |  | 127,000,000 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 5,396,000,000 |  |  |  | 5,396,000,000 |  | $ 5,401,000,000 |  |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  | 152,000,000 |  | $ 75,000,000 |  | 182,000,000 | $ 301,000,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
No of hydroelectric power developments held by Yadkin | HydroelectricPowerDevelopments | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) intangible assets |  | (44,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LISI MEDICAL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash received on sale of operations |  | 102,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Remmele Medical business, net of transaction costs |  | $ 99,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TITAL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of employees | Employees |  |  | 650 | 650 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for business acquisition |  |  | $ 204,000,000 | € 188 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition transaction cost |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1
Goodwill |  |  | $ 118,000,000 |  | 117,000,000 |  |  |  | 117,000,000 |  |  |  |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
TITAL [Member] | Goodwill [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RTI [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale generated in last annual period prior to divestiture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of employees | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 330 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 240,000,000 |
Common stock conversion transaction value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 870,000,000 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,752,000,000 |
Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,000,000 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 822,000,000 |
Additional capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 60,000,000 |
Decrease in properties, plants, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110,000,000 |  |  |  |
Decrease in inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,000,000 |  |  |  |
RTI [Member] | Goodwill [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,000,000 |  |  |  |
RTI [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33,000,000 |  |  |  |

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