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Unsecured Debt - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Aug. 31, 2014 | May 31, 2014 Unsecured Floating Rate Euro Denominated Revolving Bank Loan Facility [Domain] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] | Aug. 31, 2014 Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] | Aug. 31, 2014 Euro Denominated [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Euro Denominated [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 Euro Denominated [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] | Aug. 31, 2014 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($) | May 16, 2014 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($) | May 15, 2014 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2014 United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 16, 2014 Export Credit Facilities Fixed Rate [Domain] USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2014 January 2014 Repayment [Domain] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 May 2014 repayment date [Domain] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] | Aug. 31, 2014 August 2015 redemption period [Domain] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 Commercial Paper [Member] Euro Denominated [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 Bank Loans Euro Floating Rate [Domain] Euro Denominated [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] | Aug. 31, 2014 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2013 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Sterling Denominated Debt [Member] GBP (£) | Nov. 30, 2013 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Sterling Denominated Debt [Member] GBP (£) | Aug. 31, 2014 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Euro Denominated [Member] EUR (€) | Nov. 30, 2013 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Euro Denominated [Member] EUR (€) | Aug. 31, 2014 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2013 Main Credit Facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 15, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] United States Dollar Denominated Debt [Member] Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 112 | $ 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End | 0.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Maturity Month Year |  |  | October 2014 | April 2023 | September 2014 |  | November 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | May 2024 |  |  |  | May 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 275 |  |  |  | 139 |  | 250 | 150 | 554 | 300 | 109 |  | 200 |  | 150 |  |  |  | 2,600 | 2,500 | 150 | 150 | 500 | 450 | 1,700 | 1,600 | 181
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | LIBOR/EURIBOR plus a margin of 40 basis points (“bps”) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 236 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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