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Employee Benefit Plans - Assumption Rates Used for Net Periodic Benefit Costs (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
United States plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount rate: | 3.80% | 4.58% | 4.95%
Expected return on assets: | 6.30% | 6.33% |
Expected return on assets, minimum: |  |  | 5.50%
Expected return on assets, maximum: |  |  | 6.50%
International plans [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount rate minimum: | 3.46% | 4.50% | 5.25%
Discount rate maximum: | 4.40% | 5.60% | 5.65%
Salary increase minimum: | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00%
Salary increase maximum: | 3.53% | 4.00% | 4.33%
Expected return on assets, minimum: | 3.50% | 4.50% | 4.50%
Expected return on assets, maximum: | 5.82% | 6.51% | 7.06%

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- Definition An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 30 -Glossary Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6512013 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (k)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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