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Long-term debt, Cash Flow Hedges and Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, starting date | Jun. 07, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maturity month | 2019-08 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate adjustment to weighted average federal funds rate for credit facility borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate adjustment to one month Eurodollar rate on credit facility borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable securitization program credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 440,000,000 | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |
Accounts receivable securitization program credit facility, amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 435,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable securitization program credit facility, available borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 143,526,000 | $ 814,971,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 4,100,000,000 |  |
Fair value of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 4,100,000,000 |  |
Number of additional forward starting interest rate swaps | Derivative |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Previously Outstanding Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date of interest rate cash flow hedges |  | May 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
One Point Three One Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Apr. 15, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional forward starting interest rate swaps | Derivative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate payable on interest rate swap |  |  |  | 1.31% |  |  |  |  |  | 1.31% |  |  |  |  |
One Point Four Zero Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  | Apr. 15, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional forward starting interest rate swaps | Derivative |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average fixed rate payable on interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
One Point Two Three Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  | Apr. 15, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average fixed rate payable on interest rate swap |  |  |  |  | 1.23% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
One Point Two One Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  | Apr. 15, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional forward starting interest rate swaps | Derivative |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate payable on interest rate swap |  |  |  | 1.21% |  |  |  |  |  | 1.21% |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of our interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of our interest rate swaps, assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |
Fair value of our interest rate swaps, liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |
Interest Rate Swap | Net Accounts Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of our interest rate swaps, assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap | Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of our interest rate swaps, assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net cash (outflows) inflows |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (72,000,000) | $ 56,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging | Previously Outstanding Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of previously outstanding interest rate swaps | Derivative |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedges |  | $ 825,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging | One Point Three One Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging | One Point Four Zero Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging | Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging | One Point Two Three Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging | One Point Two Three Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging | One Point Two Three Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps Three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging | One Point Two One Percent Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedges |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maturity month |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2018-12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes 7.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, interest rate |  |  | 7.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, maturity date |  |  | Jun. 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of long-term debt |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 380,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current applicable margins |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, available borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 366,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit, outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Short Term on Demand Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | ABR-based loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current applicable margins |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum | One Month Eurodollar Rate Plus Index Based Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum | One Two Three Six Month Eurodollar Rate Plus Index Based Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | One Month Eurodollar Rate Plus Index Based Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | One Two Three Six Month Eurodollar Rate Plus Index Based Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,798,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility increased amount | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current applicable margins |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A | Quarterly installment payments made from the fourth quarter of 2014 through third quarter of 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scheduled principal payments made |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A | Quarterly installment payments after September, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scheduled principal payments made |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A | ABR-based loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current applicable margins |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A | Minimum | One Month Eurodollar Rate Plus Index Based Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A | Minimum | One Two Three Six Month Eurodollar Rate Plus Index Based Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A | Maximum | One Month Eurodollar Rate Plus Index Based Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A | Maximum | One Two Three Six Month Eurodollar Rate Plus Index Based Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New Senior Secured Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New Senior Secured Notes | 3.75% Senior Secured Notes due August, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000
Senior notes, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.75%
Senior notes, maturity date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Aug. 01, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New Senior Secured Notes | 4.75% Senior Secured Notes due August, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 | $ 300,000,000
Senior notes, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes issued percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101.50% |
Senior notes yield percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.35% |
Senior notes, maturity date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Aug. 01, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New Senior Secured Notes | 5.00% Senior Secured Notes due June, 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |
Senior notes, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Senior notes, maturity date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jun. 01, 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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