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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
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Share based payments arrangements [Member] |  |
Earnings per share [Line Items] |  |
Anti-dilutive stock-based awards excluded from the calculation of EPS | 7 | 2

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