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Post-Employment and Other Long-Term Employees Benefits - Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Pension benefits, Defined Benefit [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Accumulated benefit obligations	$ 717	$ 779
Other Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Accumulated benefit obligations	$ 51	$ 49

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- Definition

For defined benefit pension plans, the actuarial present value of benefits (whether vested or nonvested) attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered before a specified date and based on employee service and compensation (if applicable) before that date. The accumulated benefit obligation differs from the projected benefit obligation in that it includes no assumption about future compensation levels. For plans with flat-benefit or nonpay-related pension benefit formulas, the accumulated benefit obligation and the projected benefit obligation are the same.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Accumulated Benefit Obligation

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6503844



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (e)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920

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