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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Employee Benefits Disclosure [Line Items] |
Cash contributions made for defined benefit pension benefit plans | $ 31
Cash contributions made for postretirement benefit plans | 2
Expected additional cash contributions | $ 5

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- Definition The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed during the reporting period by the entity to fund non-pension postretirement benefits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 25 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3536-108585 + Details
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