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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (North America, Pension and other postemployment plans, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014 Subsequent Event
Employee Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Pension and other postemployment contributions, current period	$ 1	$ 37
Pension and other postemployment contributions, remainder of fiscal year	$ 49

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- Definition

Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year ended from a defined benefit plan.

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- Definition

Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan in the current remaining fiscal period.

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