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Long-Term Employee Benefit Liabilities - Asset Allocation of Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Detail) (Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 Subsequent [Member] Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Subsequent [Member] Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Equity securities | 57.00% | 60.00% | 55.00% | 75.00%
Fixed income securities | 42.00% | 39.00% | 25.00% | 45.00%
Cash and cash equivalents | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.00% | 15.00%
Total | 100.00% | 100.00% |  | 100.00%

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- Definition Defined Benefit Plan Target Allocation Percentage Of Assets Debt Fixed Income Securities + References No definition available. + Details
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