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Debt - Summary of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017
2.05% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 2.05% | 2.05% |  |
Maturity year | 2017 | 2017 |  |
6.25% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 6.25% | 6.25% | 6.25%
Maturity year |  | 2018 |  |
2.15% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 2.15% | 2.15% |  |
Maturity year | 2018 | 2018 |  |
2.60% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 2.60% | 2.60% |  | 2.60%
Maturity year | 2019 | 2019 |  |
2.875% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 2.875% | 2.875% |  |
Maturity year | 2019 | 2019 |  |
4.70% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 4.70% | 4.70% |  | 4.70%
Maturity year | 2020 | 2020 |  |
3.15% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.15% | 3.15% |  |
Maturity year | 2021 | 2021 |  |
3.75% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.75% | 3.75% |  |
Maturity year | 2021 | 2021 |  |
4.00% Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |
Maturity year | 2022 | 2022 |  |
3.85% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.85% | 3.85% |  |
Maturity year | 2023 | 2023 |  |
5.00% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |
Maturity year | 2023 | 2023 |  |
4.00% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |
Maturity year | 2024 | 2024 |  |
3.90% Senior Notes Due 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.90% | 3.90% |  |
Maturity year | 2025 | 2025 |  |
4.20% Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 4.20% | 4.20% |  |
Maturity year | 2026 | 2026 |  |
5.375% Senior Notes Due 2036 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 5.375% | 5.375% |  |
Maturity year | 2036 | 2036 |  |
5.50% Senior Notes Due 2046 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 5.50% | 5.50% |  |
Maturity year | 2046 | 2046 |  |

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