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Debt Obligations - Schedule of Senior Notes and Loans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior notes	$ 28,483					$ 28,367
Total loans						3,426
Total debentures and others	12					20
Less current maturities	(1,700)					(2,880)
Derivative instruments	9					2
Less debt issuance costs	(104)					(106)
Total senior notes and loans	$ 26,700					28,829
Senior notes EUR 1,660 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	0.38%		0.38%
Maturity	2020
Total senior notes	$ 1,897					2,095
Senior notes EUR 1,500 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.13%
Maturity	2024
Total senior notes	$ 1,707					1,788
Senior notes EUR 1,300 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.25%
Maturity	2023
Total senior notes	$ 1,480					1,550
Senior notes EUR 1,000 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	2.88%				2.88%
Maturity	2019
Total senior notes						1,199
Senior notes EUR 900 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.50%
Maturity	2025
Total senior notes	$ 1,029
Senior notes EUR 750 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.63%
Maturity	2028
Total senior notes	$ 850					891
Senior notes EUR 700 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.25%
Maturity	2022
Total senior notes	$ 801
Senior notes EUR 700 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.88%
Maturity	2027
Total senior notes	$ 798					837
Senior notes USD 3,500 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.15%
Maturity	2026
Total senior notes	$ 3,493					3,492
Senior notes USD 3,000 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	2.20%
Maturity	2021
Total senior notes	$ 2,997					2,996
Senior notes USD 3,000 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	2.80%
Maturity	2023
Total senior notes	$ 2,993					2,992
'Senior notes USD 1,700 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.70%		1.70%
Maturity	2019
Total senior notes	$ 1,700					2,000
Senior notes USD 2,000 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.10%
Maturity	2046
Total senior notes	$ 1,985					1,984
Senior notes USD 1,500 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.40%				1.40%
Maturity	2018
Total senior notes						1,500
Senior notes USD 1,250 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	6.00%
Maturity	2024
Total senior notes	$ 1,250
Senior notes USD 1,250 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	6.75%
Maturity	2028
Total senior notes	$ 1,250
Senior notes USD 844 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	2.95%
Maturity	2022
Total senior notes	$ 860					864
Senior notes USD 789 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	6.15%
Maturity	2036
Total senior notes	$ 782					781
Senior notes USD 700 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	2.25%
Maturity	2020
Total senior notes	$ 700					700
Senior notes USD 613 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.65%
Maturity	2021
Total senior notes	$ 621					624
Senior notes USD 588 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.65%
Maturity	2021
Total senior notes	$ 587					587
Senior notes CHF 450 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.50%	1.50%
Maturity	2018
Total senior notes						461
Senior notes CHF 350 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	0.50%
Maturity	2022
Total senior notes	$ 356					360
Senior notes CHF 350 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.00%
Maturity	2025
Total senior notes	$ 356					360
Senior notes CHF 300 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	0.13%			0.13%
Maturity	2018
Total senior notes						308
Hedge Accounting Adjustments [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior notes	$ (9)					(2)
Term loan USD 2.5 billion [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity	2018
Total loans						285
Term loan USD 2.5 billion [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR +1.1375%
Basis spread on variable rate	1.1375%
Term loan USD 2.5 billion [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity start	2017
Maturity end	2020
Total loans						2,000
Term loan USD 2.5 billion [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR +1.50%
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Term loan JPY 58.5 billion [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity	2022
Total loans						519
Term loan JPY 58.5 billion [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Japan, Yen
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	JPY LIBOR +0.55%
Basis spread on variable rate	0.55%
Term loan JPY 35 billion [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.42%
Maturity	2019
Total loans						311
Term loan JPY 35 billion [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity	2018
Total loans						311
Term loan JPY 35 billion [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Japan, Yen
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	JPY LIBOR +0.3%
Basis spread on variable rate	0.30%
Debentures USD 15 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	7.20%
Maturity	2018
Total debentures and others						15
Other Debentures [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.79%
Maturity	2026
Total debentures and others	$ 12					$ 5

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