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Supplementary Information - Interest and Other Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Interest income	$ 128	$ 110	$ 52
Earnings of equity method investments	96	90	184
Interest and other income, net	$ 224	$ 200	$ 236

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Includes operating interest income earned as part of a core business activity, equity income representing the undistributed income or loss of investments which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting, and other miscellaneous income or loss earned from core business activities.

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Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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