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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Nov. 23, 2015	Oct. 09, 2015	Feb. 20, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of line of credit facility					$ 6,000,000,000
Repayment of commercial paper				$ 1,000,000,000
Borrowings under commercial paper				0	$ 0
November 2015 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt	$ 7,000,000,000
Net proceeds from notes offering	6,900,000,000
2018 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt	$ 750,000,000
Long-term debt maturity year	2018
Interest Rate	1.85%
Notes interest payment dates					May 23 and November 23 of each year, beginning on May 23, 2016
2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt	$ 1,250,000,000
Long-term debt maturity year	2020
Interest Rate	2.50%
Notes interest payment dates					May 23 and November 23 of each year, beginning on May 23, 2016
2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt	$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt maturity year	2023
Interest Rate	3.10%
Notes interest payment dates					January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on July 15, 2016
2026 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt	$ 2,000,000,000
Long-term debt maturity year	2026
Interest Rate	3.55%
Notes interest payment dates					January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on July 15, 2016
2036 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt	$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt maturity year	2036
Interest Rate	4.50%
Notes interest payment dates					May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2016
2046 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt	$ 2,000,000,000
Long-term debt maturity year	2046
Interest Rate	4.70%
Notes interest payment dates					May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2016
February 2015 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt			$ 2,250,000,000
Net proceeds from notes offering			2,210,000,000
Notes interest payment dates					March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2015
2.90% Notes Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt			$ 750,000,000
Long-term debt maturity year			2025
Interest Rate			2.90%
3.60% Notes Due 2035
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt			$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt maturity year			2035
Interest Rate			3.60%
3.80% Notes Due 2045
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of issued debt			$ 1,000,000,000
Long-term debt maturity year			2045
Interest Rate			3.80%
Unsecured Debt \| Three Hundred And Sixty Four Day Revolving Credit Facility And Five Year Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility		$ 7,000,000,000
Line of credit facility expiration date		Nov. 23, 2015
Line of credit facility expiration period		364 days
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding		$ 6,000,000,000
Repayment of line of credit facility	$ 6,000,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Five Year Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility		$ 2,500,000,000		$ 0	$ 0
Line of credit facility expiration date		Oct. 09, 2020
Additional amount to increase credit facility, granted at banks' discretion		$ 500,000,000
Terminated revolving credit facility		$ 1,500,000,000