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Accounting Policies - Schedule of Range of Estimated Service Lives (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life [Abstract] |
Range of estimated service lives | 5 years
Maximum [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life [Abstract] |
Range of estimated service lives | 30 years
Buildings [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life [Abstract] |
Range of estimated service lives | 15 years
Buildings [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life [Abstract] |
Range of estimated service lives | 45 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life [Abstract] |
Range of estimated service lives | 5 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life [Abstract] |
Range of estimated service lives | 40 years
Other [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life [Abstract] |
Range of estimated service lives | 3 years
Other [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life [Abstract] |
Range of estimated service lives | 25 years

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- Definition Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life [Abstract] + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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