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Organization and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) | Nov. 22, 2013 GeographicMarket Country | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Pension_Plan
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Basis Of Presentation And Organization [Line Items] |  |
Number of geographical area covered | GeographicMarket | 80 |
Number of countries distribution occur through vendors | Country | 40 |
UK [Member] |  |
Basis Of Presentation And Organization [Line Items] |  |
Number of defined benefit plan | Pension_Plan |  | 2
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Basis Of Presentation And Organization [Line Items] |  |
Lease liabilities for lessee arrangements | $ |  | $ 100,000,000

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