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Long-term Corporate Debt and Borrowing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Early extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  | $ (136,000,000) | $ (9,000,000) | $ (12,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit balance |  |  |  |  | 14,004,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Payable | Floating Rate Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of margin aggregate interest rate |  |  |  |  | 1.86% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans Payable | 5.5% Senior Notes Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.5% Senior Notes Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% | 5.50% |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.375% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  |  | $ 356,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 6.375% | 6.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.375% |  |
Repurchased face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |
Senior Notes | 4.875% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.875% |  |  |
Repurchased face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.125% euro-denominated Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 300,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  | 4.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.125% |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6% euro-denominated Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |
Repurchased face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 175,000,000 |  | € 275,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 180,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.250% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 375,000,000
Repayments of debt |  |  |  | $ 142,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |  |  | 5.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25%
Repurchased face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 235,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 239,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 9.75%Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.75% |
Repurchased face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 223,000,000 |
Senior Notes | 4.500% euro-denominated Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.750% euro-denominated Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.125% Senior Notes Due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 410,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.750% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  |  | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  | 5.75% |  |  | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued percentage of face value |  | 92.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 10.500% Senior Secured Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  |  | $ 599,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 10.50% | 10.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued percentage of face value |  |  | 97.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.375% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 5.375% | 5.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.750% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest percentage |  |  |  | 4.75% | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,950,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | Loans Payable | Floating Rate Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of hedged item |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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