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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT - Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions (Detail) € in Millions, ₨ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, £ in Millions, SGD in Millions, MXN in Millions, CAD in Millions, $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 CAD | Dec. 31, 2017 SGD | Dec. 31, 2017 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2017 INR (₨) | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 CAD | Dec. 31, 2016 SGD | Dec. 31, 2016 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2016 INR (₨) | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN
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Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount |  | £ 1,736 | € 4,942 | CAD 1,259 | SGD 11 | ¥ 0 | ₨ 0 | MXN 169 |  | £ 1,380 | € 3,702 | CAD 1,053 | SGD 32 | ¥ 3,972 | ₨ 76 | MXN 0
Fixed to Floating Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | $ 5,424 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,799 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floating to Fixed Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 778 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 778 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price Risk Derivative [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | $ 64 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 76 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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