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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefit | $ 127 | $ 128 | $ 131 | $ 118
Unrecognized tax benefits decreases resulting from settlements with taxing authorities and from lapse of applicable statute of limitations | 1 |  |  |
Decrease of income tax expense in the current year | 1 |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Period Increase Decrease Recorded as Reduction in income tax expense | 127 |  |  |
Decrease in balance of unrecognized tax benefits associated with reduction in tax |  | 2 | 9 |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would reduce income tax | 0.4 |  |  |
Accrued income tax interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefit | 8 |  |  |
Operating loss carry forward potential benefit | 51 | 25 | 14 |
Foreign tax credit | 300 |  |  |
Excess foreign tax credit, valuation allowance | 101 |  |  |
Net deferred tax liabilities | 1,859 | 1,568 | 1,463 |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 6,045 | 4,620 |  |
Carry forward expiration year 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 73 |  |  |
Carry forward expiration year 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 71 |  |  |
Carry forward expiration year 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 142 |  |  |
Carry forward expiration year 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 14 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease in balance of unrecognized tax benefits associated with reduction in tax | 54 |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 170 |  |  |
Income tax interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefit | 44 |  |  |
Operating loss carry forward potential benefit | 22 |  |  |
Operating loss carry forward valuation allowance | 22 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Carry forward expiration year 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 1 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Carry forward expiration year 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 9 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Carry forward expiration year 2016 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 7 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Carry forward expiration year 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 4 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Carry forward expiration year 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 14 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Carry forward expiration year 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 12 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Carry forward expiration year 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 21 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Carry forward expiration year 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 20 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Carry forward expiration year 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 1 |  |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Operating Loss Carry Forward indefinitely [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 81 |  |  |
Domestic Country [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 20 |  |  |
Income tax interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefit | 7 |  |  |
Operating loss carry forward potential benefit | 7 |  |  |
Operating loss carry forward valuation allowance | 7 |  |  |
Domestic Country [Member] | Carry Forward Expiration Year 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 4 |  |  |
Domestic Country [Member] | Carry Forward Expiration Year 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 13 |  |  |
Domestic Country [Member] | Carry Forward Expiration Year 2027 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 1 |  |  |
Domestic Country [Member] | Carry Forward Expiration Year 2029 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 1 |  |  |
Domestic Country [Member] | Carry Forward Expiration Year 2030 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carry forward | 1 |  |  |
Robbins and Myers [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ 371 |  |  |

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