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Debt, Credit Facilities and Lease Commitments - Additional information (Detail) |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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May 26, 2016 USD ($) | May 06, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 16, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 27, 2016 USD ($) | May 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  | € 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000,000
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  | May 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 153,000,000 | $ 130,000,000 |  |
Net realized gains on the Retained Share transactions | $ 537,000,000 | $ 611,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,387,000,000 |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 | 1,381,000,000 | 3,786,000,000 |  |
Operating lease rent expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 154,000,000 | 174,000,000 | 184,000,000 |  |
Domestic Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drawing |  |  |  | $ 1,450,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility Amount Outstanding |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Net realized gains on the Retained Share transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,250,000,000 |  |  |
Credit facility maximum capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Foreign Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility Amount Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Credit facility maximum capacity | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 200,000,000 |
Other Line Of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility Amount Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Credit facility maximum capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 134,000,000 | 271,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to redeem senior notes |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,000,000 |  |  |
Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,000,000 | $ 130,000,000 |  |
Net realized gains on the Retained Share transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |
Tender offer date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mar. 16, 2016 |  |  |  |
Principal amount of notes exchanged for Retained Share |  |  | $ 2,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to repurchase Notes including accrued and unpaid interest and tender premium |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Tender Offer | Purchase Date One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tender offer date |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 06, 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Tender Offer | Purchase Date Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tender offer date |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 21, 2015 |  |  |  |  |
1.70% Senior Notes due August 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.70%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 2021 |  |  |  |
2.60% Senior Notes due August 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.60%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 2026 |  |  |  |
3.50% Senior Notes due August 2046 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450,000,000
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50%
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 2046 |  |  |  |
1.30% Senior Notes due May 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | € |  |  |  |  | € 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  | 1.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | May 2025 |  |  |  |
1.850% Senior Notes due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  | 1.85% |  |  |  |  |  |
1.850% Senior Notes due 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  | 1.85% |  |  |  |  |  |
5.375% Senior Notes due 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  | 5.375% |  |  |  |  |  |
4.500% Senior Notes due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
4.250% Senior Notes due 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  | 4.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
3.200% Senior Notes due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  | 3.20% |  |  |  |  |  |
0.950% notes due 2016 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  | 0.95% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | May 2016 |  |  |  |
5.900% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.90% |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | September 2016 |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 130,000,000 |  |  |
5.900% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2016 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  | 5.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 2016 |  |  |  |
1.850% Notes due 2017 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  | 1.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | January 2017 |  |  |  |
5.375% notes due 2018 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  | 5.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | May 2018 |  |  |  |
1.850% notes due 2018 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  | 1.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | June 2018 |  |  |  |
4.500% notes due 2019 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 2019 |  |  |  |
4.250% notes due 2020 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  | 4.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | February 2020 |  |  |  |
0.95% Senior Unsecured Notes Matured in June 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.95% |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | June 2016 |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 190,000,000 |  |  |
5.9% notes due 2016 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.90% |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | September 2016 |  |
Aggregate principal amount of debts repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
6.625% Debentures due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.625% |  |  | 6.625% |
6.625% Debentures due 2028 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.625% |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | February 2028 |  |
6.250% Senior Notes due December 2037 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.25% |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | December 2037 |  |
3.650% Senior Notes due August 2042 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.65% |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 2042 |  |
4.500% Senior Notes due June 2043 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | June 2043 |  |
3.200% Senior Notes due June 2023 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.20% |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | June 2023 |  |
2.400% Senior Note due August 2022 | Debt Tender Offer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes, coupon rates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.40% |  |  |  |  |
Higher rate of debt maturity periods |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | August 2022 |  |

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