Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Detail)

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INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Taxes [Line Items]              
Effective income tax rate         31.30% 33.20% 34.00%
Deferred tax liabilities, undistributed foreign earnings $ 310       $ 310    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Prior Year Income Taxes, Amount       $ 66      
Cash To Be Distributed     $ 500       $ 500
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Intended Cash Distribution, Amount     28        
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Discrete Tax Benefit 193 $ 978 39        
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Period Increase (Decrease) (800) (2,651) (118)        
Net deferred tax asset (liability) (492) 479     (492) $ 479  
Deferred tax expense         1,230 123 540
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Exercise of Stock Options         276 207 252
Income tax expense         2,238 1,705 2,498
Income tax holiday, decrease of non-U.S. tax expense         $ 24 $ 21 $ (25)
Income tax holiday, per share impact (usd per share)         $ 0.03 $ 0.02 $ (0.03)
Change in valuation allowance         $ (33) $ (38) $ (11)
Operating loss carryforwards 34       34    
Non-U.S. loss carryforwards 728       728    
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 5,002       5,002    
Tax cuts and jobs acts, increase in tax expense         24    
Indefinitely reinvested undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 1,335       1,335    
Tax cuts and jobs act, provisional reduction to deferred tax expense         606    
Gross unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate, if recognized 159 $ 142 $ 147   $ 159 $ 142 $ 147
Maximum              
Income Taxes [Line Items]              
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration year         2037    
Minimum              
Income Taxes [Line Items]              
Tax credit carryforward expiration period         1 year    
Adjustments              
Income Taxes [Line Items]              
Effective income tax rate         (1.00%)    
Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ (14)       $ (14)    
Deferred tax expense         14    
Income tax expense         $ (71)