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Debt and Credit Arrangements - Debt and Credit Arrangements (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Thailand Bhat Denominated Secured Notes Short-term Debt at 3.60% [Member]
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Thailand Bhat Denominated Secured Notes Short-term Debt at 3.29% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	3.29%	3.29%
Thailand Bhat Denominated Secured Notes Short-term Debt at 2.97% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.97%	2.97%
France Euro Denominated Secured Notes Short-term Debt at 2.50% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.50%	2.50%
Brazil Real Denominated Secured Notes Short-term Debt at 2.83% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.83%	2.83%
Brazil Real Denominated Secured Notes Short-term Debt at 5.40% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	5.40%	5.40%
Brazil Real Denominated Secured Notes Short-term Debt at 9.40% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	9.40%	9.40%
Brazil Real Denominated Secured Notes Short-term Debt at 3.30% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	3.30%	3.30%
U.S. Dollar Denominated Current Portion of Long Term Debt at 2.71% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.71%	2.71%
Austria Euro Denominated Current Portion of Long Term Debt at 2.48% [Member]
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Austria Euro Denominated Current Portion of Long Term Debt at 1.40% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Austria Euro Denominated Current Portion of Long Term Debt at 3.00% [Member]
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Indonesia U.S. Dollar Denominated Current Portion of Long Term Debt at 3.50% [Member]
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New Zealand U.S. Dollar Denominated Current Portion of Long Term Debt at 3.25% [Member]
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Long Term Debt at 1.27%, Due 2024 [Member]
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U.S. Dollar Denominated Long Term Debt at 2.71%, Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.71%	2.71%
Brazilian Real Denominated Long-term Debt at 4.60%, Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Brazilian Real Denominated Long-term Debt at 8.30%, Due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	8.30%	8.30%
Poland Zloty Denominated Long Term Debt at 1.33% Due 2024 [Member]
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Debt instrument interest rate	1.33%	1.33%
Australian Dollar Denominated Long Term Debt at 1.15% Due 2024 [Member]
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Debt instrument interest rate	1.15%	1.15%
Austria Euro Denominated Long Term Debt at 2.48% Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	2.48%	2.48%
Austria Euro Denominated Long Term Debt at 2.32% Due 2030 [Member]
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Debt instrument interest rate	2.32%	2.32%
Austria Euro Denominated Long Term Debt at 2.76% Due 2022 [Member]
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Debt instrument interest rate	2.76%	2.76%
Austria Euro Denominated Long Term Debt at 1.27% Due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	1.27%	1.27%
Austria Euro Denominated Long Term Debt at 3.00% Due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	3.00%	3.00%
Indonesia U.S Dollar Denominated Long Term Debt at 3.50% Due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	3.50%	3.50%
New Zealand Dollar Denominated Long Term Debt at 3.25% Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	3.25%	3.25%
New Zealand Dollar Denominated Long Term Debt at 3.90% Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	3.90%	3.90%

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