Enterprise value.

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- Definition

Description of service or performance condition required to be met for earning right to award under share-based payment arrangement. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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- Definition

The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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- Definition

Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - Restricted Stock [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Executive Officers [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights			over periods ranging from two to four years beginning on a specified initial vesting date and thereafter on the anniversaries
Non Executive Employees [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Market-based vesting percentage, restricted shares			25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights			first three anniversaries
Market-Based Shares [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares vested		280,960
Time-Based Shares [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares vested		239,109
LTIP [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock issued		520,069
LTIP [Member] \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock issued			105,755
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights			Time-Based Shares that will vest in annual tranches over periods ranging from two to four years, provided that the recipient is employed by, or providing services to, the Company on the applicable vesting date.
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights	first three anniversaries
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Market-Based Shares [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares vested	360,948
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Time-Based Shares [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares vested	83,948
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Vest 50% on the first date,if any, that the Company’s TEV (calculated as defined in the applicable restricted stock award agreement) equals or exceeds $23.75 billion [Member] \| Executive Officers [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Market-based vesting percentage, restricted shares	50.00%
Total enterprise value	$ 23,750
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Vest 50% on the first date, if any, that the Company’s TEV equals or exceeds $27.7 billion [Member] \| Executive Officers [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Market-based vesting percentage, restricted shares	50.00%
Total enterprise value	$ 27,700
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Vest 50% on the first date, if any, that the Company’s TEV equals or exceeds $19.8 billion [Member] \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Market-based vesting percentage, restricted shares	50.00%
Total enterprise value	$ 19,800
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Vest 50% on the first date, if any, that the Company’s TEV equals or exceeds $22.15 billion [Member] \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Market-based vesting percentage, restricted shares	50.00%
Total enterprise value	$ 22,150
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Tranche One [Member] \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Market-based vesting percentage, restricted shares	25.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member] \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Market-based vesting percentage, restricted shares	25.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| LTIP [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock issued	444,896