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Long-term Employee-related Obligations - Schedule of Long Term Employee Related Obligation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Accrued severance obligations | $ 75 | $ 91
Defined benefit plans | 146 | 182
Total | $ 221 | $ 273

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- Definition Amount of actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered, excluding assumptions about future compensation level. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=108410482&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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