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Employees - Schedule of Sensitivity of Pension Liabilities to Changes in the Weighted Key Assumptions (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018
Discount Rate [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in assumption	Increase by 0.5%
Change in liabilities	(7.00%)
Discount Rate [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in liabilities	(8.00%)
Discount Rate [Member] | Netherlands [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in liabilities	(9.00%)
Inflation Rate [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in assumption	Increase by 0.5%
Change in liabilities	6.00%
Inflation Rate [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in liabilities	7.00%
Inflation Rate [Member] | Netherlands [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in liabilities	9.00%
Life expectancy [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in assumption	Increase by 1 year
Change in liabilities	4.00%
Life expectancy [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in liabilities	4.00%
Life expectancy [Member] | Netherlands [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in liabilities	4.00%
Long-Term Medical Cost Inflation [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in assumption	Increase by 1.0%
Change in liabilities	2.00%
Long-Term Medical Cost Inflation [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in liabilities	0.00%
Long-Term Medical Cost Inflation [Member] | Netherlands [Member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Change in liabilities	0.00%

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The description of changes in the methods and assumptions used in preparing a sensitivity analysis for significant actuarial assumptions. [Refer: Actuarial assumptions [member]]

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