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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT - Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions (Detail) € in Millions, £ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2020 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2020 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 HKD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2019 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 HKD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
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Floating to Fixed Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 778 |  |  |  |  | $ 778
Fixed to Floating Interest Rates Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 3,250 |  |  |  |  | $ 3,674
EUR | Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | € | € 4,197 |  |  |  |  | € 4,571 |  |  |  |
GBP | Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | £ |  | £ 1,400 |  |  |  |  | £ 1,494 |  |  |
CAD | Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  | $ 1,576 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,402 |  |
HKD | Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  |  | $ 3,717 |  |  |  |  | $ 3,327 |

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