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SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vote $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vote Classes_of_Common_Stock $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares | Feb. 14, 2013 USD ($)
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Classes of common stock | Classes_of_Common_Stock |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares authorized | shares |  | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 |  |  |
Preferred stock, par value | $ / shares |  | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |  |  |
Preferred stock, issued | shares |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Common stock purchases, Shares | shares |  | 3,900,000 | 26,800,000 | 26,400,000 | 43,200,000 |
Document Fiscal Year Focus |  |  | 2015 |  |  |
Total of class A and class B common stock, repurchased, value | $ |  | $ 400,000,000 | $ 2,711,000,000 | $ 2,662,000,000 | $ 3,846,000,000 |
Share repurchase authorized amount | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000,000.0
Share repurchase authorization remaining | $ |  | $ 1,441,000,000 | 1,441,000,000 |  |  |
Parent's acquisition of remaining noncontrolling interest | $ | $ 70,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Increase in noncontrolling interest | $ |  |  | 4,000,000 | 3,000,000 |  |
Cumulative percentage ownership following repurchase of noncontrolling interest | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Settled Options |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases, Shares | shares |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share | $ / shares |  | $ 88.75 |  |  |  |
Option Premiums Received (Paid) | $ |  |  | $ 17,000,000 | $ 47,000,000 |  |
Class A Common Stock: |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Votes per common share | Vote |  | 10 | 10 |  |  |
Common stock, shares authorized | shares |  | 4,600,000,000 | 4,600,000,000 |  |  |
Class B Common Stock: |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Votes per common share | Vote |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |
Common stock, par value | $ / shares |  | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |  |  |
Common stock, shares authorized | shares |  | 5,600,000,000 | 5,600,000,000 |  |  |
Class A Common Stock: |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value | $ / shares |  | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |  |  |

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