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Acquisitions and Divestments - Fair Value (and Useful Lives) of Identified Intangible Assets Acquired (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 07, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Acquired Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset |  | $ 299 | $ 8,551 |
Identified intangible assets acquired excluding goodwill | $ 8,464 |  |  |
Goodwill | 7,399 | $ 8,843 | $ 9,228 | $ 2,121
In-Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Indefinite lived intangible asset | 2,017 |  |  |
Other Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Indefinite lived intangible asset | 41 |  |  |
Customer-related [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset | 764 |  |  |
Developed Technology [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset | 5,371 |  |  |
Sales Order Backlog [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset | 190 |  |  |
Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset | $ 81 |  |  |

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