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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Other Accrued Liabilities and Other Long-Term Obligations [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Liability for self-insurance	$ 95	$ 93
Multiemployer Plans, Postretirement Benefit [Member] | UNITE HERE Health [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contributions by the Company (in thousands)(4)	$ 206	$ 191	$ 183

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Amount of contributions made to multiemployer plan by employer.

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Carrying amount of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property that are expected to be paid within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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