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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Royalty income	$ 30	$ 106	$ 51	$ 211
United States [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Percentage sales reserves and allowances to U.S. customers			85.00%
Minimum [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Credit terms to customers			30 days
Maximum [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Credit terms to customers			90 days

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Ancillary revenue earned during the period from the consideration paid to the entity for the use of its rights and property by another party. Examples include licensing the use of copyrighted materials and leasing the extraction of natural resources.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115205541&loc=SL114868664-224227

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