Court ordered posted bond under the class action lawsuit to support future plan contributions under the Domestic Plan.

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The benefit obligation related to the class action lawsuit. For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date.

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The amount of increase or decrease in the accumulated benefit obligation related to the effects of a class action lawsuit.

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Description of whether the employer's contributions represent more than five percent of total contributions to the multiemployer plan for the most recent plan year available. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date.

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The amount of increase or decrease in net periodic benefit cost related to the effects of a change in the substantive terms of an existing defined benefit plan or the initiation of a new plan. A plan amendment may increase or decrease benefits, including those attributed to years of service already rendered.

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Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position.

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Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Amount of accumulated benefit obligation attributable to the pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Amount of plan assets attributable to the pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed by the entity to fund its pension plans.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Domestic plan [member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Domestic plan [member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Domestic plan [member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Domestic plan [member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Domestic plan [member] Equity Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Domestic plan [member] Equity Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Domestic plan [member] Debt Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Domestic plan [member] Debt Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 U.K. plan [member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 U.K. plan [member] GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2012 U.K. plan [member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 U.K. plan [member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 U.K. plan [member] Equity Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 U.K. plan [member] Debt Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 U.K. plan [member] Common Collective Trust [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 U.K. plan [member] Bonds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 U.K. plan [member] Real Estate Funds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 International plans [member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 International plans [member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 International plans [member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 International plans [member] Equity Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 International plans [member] Debt Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 International plans [member] Common Collective Trust [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 International plans [member] Bonds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 International plans [member] Real Estate Funds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Benefit Plans [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Benefit Plans [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Benefit Plans [Member] USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations						60.00%	50.00%	40.00%	50.00%					36.00%	50.00%	65.00%	35.00%	14.00%				36.00%	50.00%	65.00%	35.00%	14.00%
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year		$ 9								$ 1									$ 6
Multiemployer Plans, Plan Assets		342
Multiemployer Plans, Accumulated Benefit Obligation		446
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of Lawsuit on Accumulated Benefit Obligation				109
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation of Lawsuit		86
Court ordered posted bond		76	76
Pension Contributions		31								8	5
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of Plan Amendment on Net Periodic Benefit Cost												13
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted										25	15
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation		424		491	449					380		365	312						112	125	119						14	13
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized																											$ 20	$ 18	$ 18
Multiemployer Plans, Period Contributions, Significance of Contributions in New York Pension Fund	Exceeded 5 percent