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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefit beginning balance	$ 1
Settlement	$ (1)

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Unrecognized tax benefits increases or (decreases) related to settlements.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Amount of unrecognized tax benefits.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 10B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116821951&loc=SL37586934-109318

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=SL6600010-109319

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