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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Additional Information (Detail)

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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]      
Impairment of intangible assets $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived $ 13,000,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
Amortization of intangible assets 195,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 185,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 244,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Expected amortization of finite-lived intangible assets for the year 2013 277,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths    
Expected amortization of finite-lived intangible assets for the year 2014 212,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo    
Expected amortization of finite-lived intangible assets for the year 2015 153,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree    
Expected amortization of finite-lived intangible assets for the year 2016 100,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour    
Expected amortization of finite-lived intangible assets for the year 2017 57,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive    
Licenses      
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]      
Carrying amount of indefinite intangible assets 5,000,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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Supply Chain & Freight      
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]      
Cumulative impairment loss $ 622,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
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