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Uncommitted lines of credit used for seasonal working capital and other needs.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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External Debt and Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, extended expiration date				2018-07
Term loan, extended expiration date				2018-07
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0		$ 26,300,000
Uncommitted bank lines of credit, which provide for unsecured borrowings for working capital	25,700,000	25,700,000		25,700,000		25,700,000
Uncommitted bank lines of credit, which provide for unsecured borrowings for working capital amount outstanding	0	$ 0		$ 0		0
Weighted-average interest rates on borrowings		0.00%	5.30%	0.00%	7.20%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes, price	900,000,000	$ 900,000,000		$ 900,000,000
Senior notes, outstanding amount	891,100,000	891,100,000		891,100,000
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes, price	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Senior unsecured notes, maturity period	5 years
Senior unsecured notes, maturity year	2020
Senior unsecured notes, coupon rate	3.00%	3.00%		3.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Notes Due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes, price	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Senior unsecured notes, maturity period	10 years
Senior unsecured notes, maturity year	2025
Senior unsecured notes, coupon rate	4.00%	4.00%		4.00%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				10.00%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt under credit facilities	$ 41,400,000	$ 41,400,000		$ 41,400,000
Cash balances	2,300,000	2,300,000		2,300,000
JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Pension assets	26,900,000	26,900,000		26,900,000
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes, price	900,000,000	900,000,000		$ 900,000,000
LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate over LIBOR				1.00%
LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate over LIBOR				2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	975,000,000	975,000,000		$ 975,000,000
Term loan, outstanding borrowings	0	0		0		145,000,000
Term Loan Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	525,000,000	525,000,000		525,000,000
Term loan, outstanding borrowings	$ 498,700,000	$ 498,700,000		$ 498,700,000		$ 525,000,000