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Derivatives - Schedule of Pretax Effects of Derivative Financial Instruments Designated or Previously Designated as Effective Hedges (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in OCI (effective portion)	$ (50)	$ 6	$ (16)	$ 1
Reclassified from AOCL to Income	6	0	5	5
Interest rate swaps
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in OCI (effective portion)	0	0	0	0
Reclassified from AOCL to Income	(2)	(4)	(5)	(7)
Foreign currency contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in OCI (effective portion)	(3)	6	27	1
Reclassified from AOCL to Income	8	4	10	12
Commodity contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in OCI (effective portion)	0	0	0	0
Reclassified from AOCL to Income	0	0	0	0
Cross-currency swaps
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in OCI (effective portion)	(47)	0	(43)	0
Reclassified from AOCL to Income	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount, before tax and reclassification, of gain (loss) from derivative instrument designated and qualifying cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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