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COMPANY-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine the Benefit Obligations (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Pension Benefits | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 3.60% | 4.50%
Rate of compensation increase | 4.22% | 4.25%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Cash Balance Interest Credit Rate | 2.50% | 2.98%
Pension Benefits | International Pension Benefits |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 2.21% | 2.94%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.00% | 3.24%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Cash Balance Interest Credit Rate | 2.59% | 3.17%
Postemployment Retirement Benefits | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 3.59% | 4.51%

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