BENEFIT PLANS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Transition obligation	$ 0
Percentage of matching contributions by the Company to employee's contributions to 401(k) plan	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Matching 401(k) plan contributions included in acquisition and operating expenses	5	4	4
Shares of employer-issued common stock held for plan participants by plan trustee	2
Lower Limit
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Health care plan, retirement age for eligibility, (in years)	55
Health care plan, number of years of service for eligibility	15 years
Health care plan, retirement age and years of service combined years for eligibility	80 years
Upper Limit
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Health care plan, retirement age for eligibility, (in years)	65
Percentage of employee's compensation eligible for Company match in 401(k) plan	6.00%
Japanese Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Prior service cost (credit)	0	0	0
Transition obligation	1	1
AA corporate bonds average duration	20 years
Expected amortization of actuarial losses to be recognized as expense in 2013	2
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions to the plan in 2013	22
U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Prior service cost (credit)	(1)	0	0
Transition obligation	0	0
AA corporate bonds average duration	17 years
Expected amortization of actuarial losses to be recognized as expense in 2013	15
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions to the plan in 2013	20
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Prior service cost (credit)	2	0	0
Transition obligation	0	0
Expected amortization of actuarial losses to be recognized as expense in 2013	1
Associate Stock Bonus Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Deferred policy acquisition costs, amount attributable to stock bonus plan	$ 38	$ 35	$ 34