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Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (Multi-Employer Plans) - Additional Information (Detail) - Multiemployer Plans, Pension - IAM National Pension Plan $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |
Multi-employer plan contributions | $ 395
Minimum |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |
Percent of company's contribution to plan | 5.00%

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- Definition Amount of contributions made to the multiemployer plan by all employers who participate in the plan. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65877416&loc=SL14450678-114947 + Details
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