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Note Net income per common share - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, Other Disclosures [Abstract] |  |
Initial shares received as part of an accelerated share repurchase program | 2,000,000 |
Accelerated share repurchases settlement receipt | $ | $ 125 | $ 125
Forward contracts for ASR |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 476,749 | 476,749

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