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COMPANY-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine the Benefit Obligations (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Pension Benefits | U.S. Pension Benefits |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 4.50% | 3.84%
Rate of compensation increase | 4.25% | 4.25%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Cash Balance Interest Credit Rate | 2.98% | 2.50%
Pension Benefits | International Pension Benefits |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 2.94% | 2.78%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.24% | 3.23%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Cash Balance Interest Credit Rate | 3.17% | 3.07%
Postemployment Retirement Benefits | U.S. Pension Benefits |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 4.51% | 3.82%

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