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CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Marketable Securities by Contractual Maturity (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Cost |  |
Marketable Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Amortized Cost Basis | $ 1,131 |
Due after one year through three years | 425 |
Due after three years through five years | 14 |
Marketable Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Years, Amortized Cost Basis | 75 |
Marketable Securities, Debt Maturities, Amortized Cost, Total | 1,645 |
Equity securities | 349 |
Marketable Securities, Amortized Cost, Total | 1,994 | $ 992
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Due in one year or less | 1,131 |
Due after one year through three years | 423 |
Due after three years through five years | 15 |
Due after five years | 74 |
Marketable Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value, Total | 1,643 |
Equity securities | 353 |
Marketable securities | 1,996 | 992
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 2,047 | 1,075
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 710 | 340
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,305 | 671
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 32 | 64
Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,996 | 992
Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 691 | 321
Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,305 | 671
Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Other Long-term Investments | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 51 | 83
Other Long-term Investments | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 19 | 19
Other Long-term Investments | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Other Long-term Investments | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 32 | 64
U.S. government and agency debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 340 | 321
U.S. government and agency debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 340 | 321
U.S. government and agency debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
U.S. government and agency debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 74 | 89
Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 74 | 89
Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Corporate debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 861 | 534
Corporate debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Corporate debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 861 | 534
Corporate debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
U.S. state and local municipal debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 2 | 2
U.S. state and local municipal debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
U.S. state and local municipal debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 2 | 2
U.S. state and local municipal debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Equity securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 2 | 2
Equity securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Equity securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 2 | 2
Equity securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Non-U.S. government debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 366 | 44
Non-U.S. government debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0
Non-U.S. government debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 366 | 44
Non-U.S. government debt securities | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | $ 0
Carbon credit investments | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 351 |
Carbon credit investments | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 351 |
Carbon credit investments | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 |
Carbon credit investments | Marketable securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 0 |

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