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Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 03, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 17, 2017 USD ($) Extension | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 26, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 27, 2017 USD ($) | Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash sale of properties, net book value |  |  | $ 54,000,000 |  |  |
Non-cash extinguishment of financing obligations |  |  | 130,000,000 | $ 130,000,000 | $ 19,000,000 |
Gain on sale of properties |  |  | $ 76,000,000 |  |  |
Sale leaseback transaction, remaining financing obligations |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 130,000,000
Land and Building |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale leaseback transaction, remaining financing obligations |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, amount |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Credit facility, date expiry |  | Dec. 10, 2021 |  |  |  |
Credit facility, increase in facility |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |
Credit facility, number of extensions | Extension |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Credit facility, extensions period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Credit facility, amounts drawn |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Credit Facility | Letter Of Credit Sub Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, amount |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |
Commercial Paper |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued, principal amount |  |  |  | $ 632,000,000 |  | $ 500,000,000
Weighted-average interest rate |  |  |  | 1.81% |  | 1.26%
Commercial Paper | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued, principal amount |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity period |  | 397 days |  | 46 days |  | 38 days
Commercial Paper | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity period |  |  |  | 17 days |  | 7 days
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued, principal amount |  |  |  | $ 1,550,000,000 |  | $ 1,500,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of notes, net of discount and issuance costs |  |  |  | 795,000,000 |  |
Senior Notes | Due September 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued, principal amount |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  | 0
Notes issued, interest rate |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |
Notes due date |  |  |  | Sep. 27, 2019 |  |
Senior Notes | Due June 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued, principal amount |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  | 500,000,000
Notes issued, interest rate |  |  |  | 3.375% |  |
Senior Notes | Due September 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued, principal amount |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  | 0
Notes issued, interest rate |  |  |  | 3.30% |  |
Notes due date |  |  |  | Sep. 29, 2024 |  |
Senior Notes | Due December 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued, principal amount |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  | 250,000,000
Notes issued, interest rate |  |  |  | 3.25% |  |
Senior Notes | Due December 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes issued, principal amount |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 750,000,000
Notes issued, interest rate | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
Notes due date, month and year | 2017-12 |  |  |  |  |
Notes aggregate redemption price | $ 751,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Notes repurchased date | Nov. 03, 2017 |  |  |  |  |

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