Defined Benefit Pension Costs Discount Rate In Sensitivity Analysis

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Defined Benefit Plan Periodic Costs Before Settlements and Curtailments

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Gain loss on defined benefit plan restructuring curtailments and settlements.

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Number Of Employees Participated In Plan

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Other Postretirement Benefit Accumulated Benefit Obligation

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Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]

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Unfunded Defined Benefit Pension Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments Next Fiscal Year

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Fair value of assets that have been segregated and restricted to provide pension or postretirement benefits. Assets include, but are not limited to, stocks, bonds, other investments, earnings from investments, and contributions by the employer and employees.

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Amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) related to gain (loss) expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for the fiscal year that follows the most recent annual statement of financial position.

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Amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) related to prior service cost (credit) expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for the fiscal year that follows the most recent annual statement of financial position.

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The total amount of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit plans for the period. Periodic benefit costs include the following components: service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) due to settlements or curtailments.

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Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position.

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Percentage of contributions required by a collective bargaining arrangement to all contributions required of an employer related to a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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The amount of pension benefit costs recognized during the period for (1) defined benefit plans and (2) defined contribution plans. For defined benefit plans, pension expense includes the following components: service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss) on plan assets, prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) due to settlements or curtailments. For defined contribution plans, the pension expense generally equals the firm's contribution to employees' accounts (if the firm contributes) during the period.

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Postretirement Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Companies Participants	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Amount included in statement of operations	$ 102	$ 69	$ 77
Defined contribution plans	44	21	21
PME multi-employer plans	32	32	41
Total cost of defined-benefit plans	26	16	15
Ongoing cost	27	20	15
Gain on curtailments and settlements	1	4
Estimated net actuarial loss (gain)	2
Estimated prior service cost
Pension plan assets	172
Employer contribution to defined-benefit pension plans	11
Expected cash payments to unfunded plans	6
Accumulated postretirement health care benefit obligation	18	$ 54
German and Japanese [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Pension plan assets	$ 161
Increase [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) of discount rate	1.00%
Increase (decrease) in net periodic pension cost	$ 3
Decrease [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) of discount rate	1.00%
Increase (decrease) in net periodic pension cost	$ 4
PME Multi-Employer Plan [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Number of companies \| Companies	1,300
Number of participants \| Participants	616,000
Contribution rate	26.10%
PME Multi-Employer Plan [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution rate				25.80%