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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Identified Intangible Assets by Major Classification (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross	$ 6,504	$ 6,444
Accumulated Amortization	(3,484)	(3,143)
Net Book Value	3,020	3,301	$ 3,530
Indefinite-lived Trade Names [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross	383	384
Net Book Value	383	384
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross	4,078	4,074
Accumulated Amortization	(2,352)	(2,118)
Net Book Value	1,726	1,956
Trademarks [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross	891	885
Accumulated Amortization	(341)	(317)
Net Book Value	550	568
Patents [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross	661	602
Accumulated Amortization	(414)	(384)
Net Book Value	247	218
Other [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross	491	499
Accumulated Amortization	(377)	(324)
Net Book Value	$ 114	$ 175

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