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Profit Sharing, Retirement Savings Plans and Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Provisions charged from operations for the profit sharing plan and retirement savings plans | $ 55,000,000 | $ 50,000,000 | $ 51,000,000
Contribution of common stock to profit sharing plan | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9
Defined benefit pension plan corridor rate | 10.00% |  |
Minimum benefit obligation to apply new computation method | $ 50,000,000 |  |
Estimated reduction in service cost and interest cost | $ 4,000,000 |  |
Percentage of equity allocation, maximum | 70.00% |  |
Percentage of fixed income allocation, minimum | 30.00% |  |
Equity Security [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities, minimum | 40.00% |  |
Equity securities, maximum | 50.00% |  |
Fixed Income Securities [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity securities, minimum | 50.00% |  |
Equity securities, maximum | 60.00% |  |

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