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Divestitures and Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2018	Jun. 29, 2018	Mar. 18, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Feb. 25, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment					$ 175
Rexair Disposal Group [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Amount of consideration to be received or receivable in asset disposal						$ 235
Team Sports Business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued operation, gain (loss) on disposal		$ 400
Process Solution Business Disposal [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration on sale of business			$ 500
Pure Fishing [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration on sale of business	$ 1,300
Waddington [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration on sale of business		$ 2,300
Goody [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration on sale of business				$ 109
Jostens [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration on sale of business	$ 1,300