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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Interest Rate Caps Sold |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | $ 5,700 | $ 8,000
Purchase [Member] |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 2,700 | 3,000
Interest Rate Cap [Member] |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 8,431 | 10,968
Interest Rate Cap [Member] | Subsidiary Issuers |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 3,000 | 5,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 1,500 | 1,000
Currency Swap [Member] |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | $ 1,235 | $ 934

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