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Equity Affiliates - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Dividends received from equity affiliates | $ 16 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions | $ 10 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions | $ 3 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
Equity method investments exceeding minimum value | 202 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments |  |
Equity method investment carrying amount over the book value | 74 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDifferenceBetweenCarryingAmountAndUnderlyingEquity |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity method investments exceeding minimum value | 5 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Goodwill [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity method investment carrying amount over the book value | $ 48 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDifferenceBetweenCarryingAmountAndUnderlyingEquity / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_GoodwillMember |  |
Other Than Goodwill [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated useful life | 5 years |  |
Other Than Goodwill [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated useful life | 45 years |  |

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