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Supplementary Information - Interest and Other Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |
Interest income | $ 60 | $ 128 | $ 110
Earnings of equity method investments | 89 | 96 | 90
Interest and other income, net | $ 149 | $ 224 | $ 200

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