| Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $)In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | $ 1,475 | $ 1,150 | 
      
        | Marketable securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 1,241 | 883 | 
      
        | Marketable securities | U.S. government and agency debt securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 187 | 206 | 
      
        | Marketable securities | Asset-backed Securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 191 | 301 | 
      
        | Marketable securities | Corporate debt securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 837 | 183 | 
      
        | Marketable securities | U.S. state and local municipal debt securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 15 | 78 | 
      
        | Marketable securities | Other debt and equity securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 11 | 115 | 
      
        | Other Long-term Investments |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 234 | 267 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 204 | 247 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Marketable securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 187 | 247 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Marketable securities | U.S. government and agency debt securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 187 | 206 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Marketable securities | Other debt and equity securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments |  | 41 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Other Long-term Investments |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 17 |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 1,054 | 498 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Marketable securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 1,054 | 498 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Marketable securities | Asset-backed Securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 191 | 222 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Marketable securities | Corporate debt securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 837 | 183 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Marketable securities | U.S. state and local municipal debt securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 15 | 33 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Marketable securities | Other debt and equity securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 11 | 60 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | 217 | 405 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Marketable securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments |  | 138 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Marketable securities | Asset-backed Securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments |  | 79 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Marketable securities | U.S. state and local municipal debt securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments |  | 45 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Marketable securities | Other debt and equity securities |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments |  | 14 | 
      
        | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Other Long-term Investments |  |  | 
      
        | Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  | 
      
        | Investments | $ 217 | $ 267 |