Equipment held for lease - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Leases [Abstract]
Depreciation expense for equipment held for lease	$ 880	$ 817

The total depreciation charge recorded for property subject to or held for lease.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/otherTransitionRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration