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Share Capital and Earnings Per Share - Summary of Reconciliation of Denominator (Number of Shares) in Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Parenthetical) (Detail) - shares shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share based payments arrangements [Member]
Earnings per share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock-based awards excluded from the calculation of EPS	2	14

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Antidilutive securities with potential future dilutive effect not included in calculation of diluted earnings per share.

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