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Asset Retirement Obligations - Summary of Present Value of Estimated Future Net Cash Outflows (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Greece [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.00% | 2.00%
Discount rate | 1.50% | 1.50%
Greece [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% | 2.40%
Discount rate | 3.00% | 3.00%
Brazil [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Discount rate | 1.80% | 0.80%
Brazil [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.00% | 2.00%
Brazil [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% | 2.40%
Turkey [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.00% | 2.00%
Discount rate | 2.30% | 2.30%
Turkey [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% | 2.40%
Discount rate | 2.50% | 2.50%
Romania [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Discount rate | 2.70% | 2.70%
Romania [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.00% | 2.00%
Romania [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% | 2.40%
Canada [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.00% |
Discount rate | 2.30% |
Canada [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% |
Discount rate | 2.50% |

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