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Financing Receivables (Schedule Of Lease Receivables, Net Of Nonrecourse Debt, Associated With Leveraged Lease Portfolio Based On Counterparty Credit Rating) (Detail) - Energy Holdings [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Schedule of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | $ 631 | $ 631
Standard & Poor's, AA Rating [Member] |  |
Schedule of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | 17 |
Standard & Poor's, BBB plus - BBB - Rating [Member] |  |
Schedule of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | 316 |
Standard & Poor's, BB- Rating [Member] |  |
Schedule of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | 134 |
Standard & Poor's, CCC plus Rating [Member] |  |
Schedule of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |
Lease Receivables (net of Non-Recourse Debt) | $ 164 |

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