Schedule Of Investment Securities Classified As Current And Long-Term (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Investment [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 9,131	$ 8,928
Gross Unrealized Gains	770	542
Gross Unrealized Losses	(6)	(17)
Total debt securities, Fair Value	9,895	9,453
Debt Securities \| Tax-exempt municipal securities
Investment [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,688	2,709
Gross Unrealized Gains	192	149
Gross Unrealized Losses	(2)	(2)
Total debt securities, Fair Value	2,878	2,856
Debt Securities \| Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Investment [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	36	46
Gross Unrealized Gains	1	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	(2)
Total debt securities, Fair Value	36	44
Debt Securities \| Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Investment [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	613	356
Gross Unrealized Gains	45	25
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Total debt securities, Fair Value	658	381
Debt Securities \| Asset-backed Securities
Investment [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	36	82
Gross Unrealized Gains	1	1
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Total debt securities, Fair Value	37	83
Debt Securities \| Corporate Debt Securities
Investment [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	3,377	3,329
Gross Unrealized Gains	406	262
Gross Unrealized Losses	(2)	(11)
Total debt securities, Fair Value	3,781	3,580
Debt Securities \| U.S. Treasury And Other U.S. Government Corporations And Agencies \| U.S. Treasury And Agency Obligations
Investment [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	545	705
Gross Unrealized Gains	18	20
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Total debt securities, Fair Value	563	725
Debt Securities \| U.S. Treasury And Other U.S. Government Corporations And Agencies \| Mortgage-Backed Securities
Investment [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,836	1,701
Gross Unrealized Gains	107	85
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	(2)
Total debt securities, Fair Value	$ 1,942	$ 1,784

This item represents the cost of debt and equity securities, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any.

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This item represents the gross unrealized gains for securities, at a point in time, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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