Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks	$ 2.0
Borrowing Outstanding	$ 1.1
Variable interest rate on revolving credit facility	1.30%
Revolving credit facility, expiration date	Aug. 01, 2017
Consolidated net debt to consolidated net earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization and other adjustments ratio	3.5
Consolidated earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization and other adjustments to interest expense ratio	3

Debt to Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation Amortization Ratio Maximum for Covenant Compliance

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Ratio Of Earnings Before Income Taxes Depreciation Amortization To Interest Expense Minimum For Covenant Compliance

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Variable interest rate on revolving credit facility.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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