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Business Segments - Summary of Financial Information of Company's Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 538,000,000 | $ 520,000,000 | $ 501,000,000 | $ 548,000,000 | $ 644,000,000 | $ 753,000,000 | $ 750,000,000 | $ 863,000,000 |  | $ 2,107,000,000 | $ 3,010,000,000 | $ 4,105,000,000
Operating profit (loss) | (47,000,000) | $ (53,000,000) | $ (57,000,000) | $ (65,000,000) | (184,000,000) | (291,000,000) | $ (27,000,000) | $ (8,000,000) |  | (222,000,000) | (510,000,000) | 181,000,000
Impairment of goodwill | 0 |  |  |  | (138,000,000) | $ (255,000,000) |  |  | $ (255,000,000) |  | (393,000,000) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,000,000 | 38,000,000 | 21,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net | 143,000,000 |  |  |  | 165,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 143,000,000 | 165,000,000 | 124,000,000
Total assets | 1,603,000,000 |  |  |  | 1,832,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,603,000,000 | 1,832,000,000 | 2,596,000,000
United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,445,000,000 | 2,027,000,000 | 2,793,000,000
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (192,000,000) | (515,000,000) | 89,000,000
Impairment of goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (393,000,000) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,000,000 | 26,000,000 | 16,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net | 104,000,000 |  |  |  | 119,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 104,000,000 | 119,000,000 | 101,000,000
Total assets | 1,112,000,000 |  |  |  | 1,266,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,112,000,000 | 1,266,000,000 | 1,733,000,000
Canada (Member) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 258,000,000 | 378,000,000 | 669,000,000
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,000,000) | (1,000,000) | 47,000,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net | 15,000,000 |  |  |  | 16,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 20,000,000
Total assets | 306,000,000 |  |  |  | 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 306,000,000 | 300,000,000 | 500,000,000
International [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 404,000,000 | 605,000,000 | 643,000,000
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,000,000) | 6,000,000 | 45,000,000
Impairment of goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 2,000,000
Property, plant and equipment, net | 24,000,000 |  |  |  | 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 24,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 3,000,000
Total assets | $ 185,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 266,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 185,000,000 | $ 266,000,000 | $ 363,000,000

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