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Debt and Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Apr. 30, 2020
$500 million due March 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Repayments of Debt | $ 500 |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 5.00% |  |
$2.5 billion facility expiring Dec 2024 [Domain] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 2,500 |
$500 million facility expiring Dec 2020 [Domain] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 500 |
$2 billion facility, terminated Dec 2019 [Domain] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  | 5 years |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 2,000 |
Combined $750 million of facilities terminated Dec 2019 [Domain] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  | 364 days |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 750 |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Floating rate term loan [Domain] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Bank term loans due April 2021 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | $ 575
Subsequent Event [Member] | European financing arrangements due Sept 2020 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | $ 675

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