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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 24, 2016 Group | Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2018 Transactions | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of disposal groups | Group |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Australia and New Zealand Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of separate transactions | Transactions |  |  |  |  | 2 |
New Zealand |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposit |  |  | $ 7 | $ 7 |  |
Discontinued Operations | Australia |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of |  |  |  | $ 44 |  |
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations | $ (1) |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations | (45) |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations | New Zealand |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds for the extension of sale and purchase agreement |  |  | $ 8 |  |  |
Adjustment of carrying amount of business that is held for sale | $ 1 |  |  |  |  |
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 | European Business | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Transition services period | 24 months |  |  |  |  |

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