Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Completion Period of Dispositions of Disposal

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Payment of liabilities of disposal group.

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Amount of contractual obligation, including but not limited to, long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations, and other commitments.

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- Definition

Period of expected continuing involvement with a discontinued operation after the disposal date, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Amount classified as liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 23, 2016 EUR (€)
Discontinued Operations \| European Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Warranties on sale and purchase agreement \| €			€ 10
Discontinued Operations \| Aurelius Rho Invest DS GmbH \| European Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accrued liability under working capital adjustment provision		$ 70
Payment of accrued liability under working capital adjustment provision	$ 35
Discontinued Operations \| Aurelius Rho Invest DS GmbH \| European Business \| Maximum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transition services period	24 months
Discontinued Operations \| Aurelius Rho Invest DS GmbH \| European Business \| Minimum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transition services period	6 months
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale \| South Korea, mainland China, Australia and New Zealand Businesses \| Maximum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Expects period to complete dispositions	1 year