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Debt and Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Detail) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jul. 25, 2014 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 EUR (€) | Aug. 29, 2014 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2013 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maturity date |  |  |  |  | Jun. 01, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities |  |  |  |  |  | $ 110,000,000 | $ 102,500,000 | [1],[2] | $ 36,300,000 | [1] |  |  |
Non-lender fees |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in interest margin |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lender fees |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term period of credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in euro currency rate under the term loan B facilities |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in euro currency rate under the term loan B facilities |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Second Amended [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility agreement date |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 25, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, description |  |  |  |  |  | (i) the refinancing of the Term Loan A facilities, Term Loan B facilities and revolving credit facilities with new Term Loan A facilities (including facilities in Canadian dollars, euros, Japanese yen, pounds sterling and U.S. dollars) in an aggregate principal amount equivalent to $1,330 million and revolving credit facility of $700 million, (ii) a new $100 million delayed draw Term Loan A facility (used for our Brazilian operations), (iii) a 0.75% reduction of the interest rate margin for the Term Loan A facility and revolving credit facilities, (iv) extension of the final maturity of the Term Loan A facilities and revolving credit facility to July 25, 2019, (v) adjustments to the financial maintenance covenant of Consolidated Net Debt to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and other covenants to provide additional flexibility to the Company and (vi) other amendments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Second Amended [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium |  |  |  |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-lender fees |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line Of Credit Facility Second Amended [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.50% Senior Notes Due December 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate |  |  |  | 6.50% |  |  | 6.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on termination of interest rate swap |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5.25% Senior Notes Due April 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate |  |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  | $ 425,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
7.875% Senior Notes Due June 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate |  |  |  |  | 7.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate repurchase price of senior notes |  |  |  |  | $ 431,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium paid on redemption of debt |  |  |  |  | 23,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest paid on redemption of debt |  |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities |  |  |  |  | 32,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Early redemption |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium paid on redemption of debt percentage |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A Facility [Member] | Line Of Credit Facility Second Amended [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 25, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | $ 1,330,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in interest margin | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Delayed Draw Term Loan A Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of outstanding interest rate swaps |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Delayed Draw Term Loan A Facility [Member] | Line Of Credit Facility Second Amended [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Delayed Draw Term Loan A Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |
Notional amount of outstanding interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |
Line of Credit Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan B Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |
Percentage of prepayment term loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Prepaid debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 101,000,000 |  |  |  |
Refinance of the remaining principal amount of term loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 697,000,000 |  |  |  |
Percentage of principal debt refinanced |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
5.50% Senior Notes due September 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maturity date |  |  | Sep. 15, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate |  |  | 5.50% | 5.50% |  | 5.50% | 5.50% |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |
Non-lender fees |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.50% Senior Notes due September 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maturity date |  |  | Sep. 15, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  | $ 437,300,000 |  |  |  |  | € 400,000,000 |  |
Debt interest rate |  |  | 4.50% | 4.50% |  | 4.50% | 4.50% |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |
Non-lender fees |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
8.375% Senior Notes Due September 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maturity date |  |  | Sep. 01, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate |  |  | 8.375% | 8.375% |  | 8.375% | 8.375% |  |  |  | 8.375% |  |
Aggregate repurchase price of senior notes |  |  | $ 866,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchased debt principal amount |  |  | 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium paid on redemption of debt |  |  | 99,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest paid on redemption of debt |  |  | 17,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities |  |  | 111,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium |  |  | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.875% Senior Notes due December 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maturity date |  |  |  | Dec. 01, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  | $ 425,000,000 |  | $ 425,000,000 | $ 425,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate |  |  |  | 4.875% |  | 4.875% | 4.875% |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-lender fees |  |  |  | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5.125% Senior Notes due December 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maturity date |  |  |  | Dec. 01, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  | $ 425,000,000 |  | $ 425,000,000 | $ 425,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate |  |  |  | 5.125% |  | 5.125% | 5.125% |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-lender fees |  |  |  | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
8.125% Senior Notes Due September 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maturity date |  |  |  | Sep. 01, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate |  |  |  | 8.125% |  |  | 8.125% |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate repurchase price of senior notes |  |  |  | $ 837,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium paid on redemption of debt |  |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest paid on redemption of debt |  |  |  | 12,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities |  |  |  | 84,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium |  |  |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Early redemption |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollar-denominated | Term Loan B Facility Due October 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility |  | $ 525,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro-denominated | Term Loan B Facility Due October 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 128,000,000
[1] | For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, certain amounts related to foreign currency gains and losses, including the remeasurement loss related to Venezuelan subsidiaries in 2014 and 2013, and the settlement of foreign currency forward contracts were misclassified. Additional revisions were made to the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. As a result, corresponding changes were made on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. See Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Standards” under the heading “Reclassifications and Revisions” for further discussion of the revisions.
[2] | Interest payments in 2014 include $417 million related to the Settlement agreement

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