Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information 2 (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period in the beginning of each year to award Performance Share Unit	90 days
PSU awards performance period	3 years
PSU awards performance period beginning date	Jan. 01, 2015
PSU awards performance period Ending date	Dec. 31, 2017
Target level for the determination of performance goals and measures	100.00%
Targeted number of common stock shares to be earned under the performance incentive plan at ROIC target level	65,796
Performance Share Units "PSU" Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dividends accrued in other current liabilities	$ 2	$ 2
2015 Three-year PSU Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Targeted Number Of Common Stock Shares To Be Earned Under Performance Incentive Plan	224,760
Per share price of common stock	$ 46.05
Valuation per share	$ 59.91
Target level for the determination of performance goals and measures	100.00%
Targeted number of common stock shares to be earned under the performance incentive plan at ROIC target level	158,964
2015 Three-year PSU Awards [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares To Be Issued As Percentage Of Target Shares Under Performance Incentive Plan	0.00%
2015 Three-year PSU Awards [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares To Be Issued As Percentage Of Target Shares Under Performance Incentive Plan	200.00%

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