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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion 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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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of long-term debt that is not secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt unsecured debt.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of borrowings from a bank, not elsewhere enumerated in the taxonomy, with a maturity within one year (or within one operating cycle if longer) from the date of borrowing.

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Debt and Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2015 JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2013 EUR (€)
37 billion yen floating rate syndicated term loan, maturing in June 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	5 years
Long-term Debt \| ¥										¥ 37
70 million euro floating rate credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility \| €									€ 70
Repayments of Lines of Credit \| €	€ 32
7.7% due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		$ 125
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		7.70%
$150M floating rate term loan, maturing Sep 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floating rate term loan		$ 150
Debt Instrument, Term		7 months
$90M revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility		$ 90
Credit facility, amount drawn		$ 90
Debt Instrument, Term		1 year
$35M revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, expired			$ 35
Credit facility			35
Credit facility, amount drawn								$ 0
$100M revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, expired			100
Credit facility			100
Credit facility, amount drawn								$ 0
$50M revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, terminated			50
$500M floating rate term loan, maturing Sep 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floating rate term loan			$ 500
Debt Instrument, Term			9 months
$100M floating rate term loan, maturing Sep 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floating rate term loan			$ 100
Debt Instrument, Term			9 months
$150M floating rate term loan, maturing Jan 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floating rate term loan						$ 150
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount				$ 150
Debt Instrument, Term						1 year
$150 floating rate term loan, maturing Dec 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floating rate term loan						$ 150
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount					$ 150
Debt Instrument, Term						9 months
$350M senior unsecured floating rate notes, maturing Feb 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount						$ 350
1.75% fixed rate notes, due 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount						$ 450
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						1.75%
220M EUR floating rate credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility \| €											€ 220
Credit facility, amount drawn \| €											€ 220
Debt Instrument, Term							5 years
$500M floating rate term loan, maturing Sep 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floating rate term loan							$ 500
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount				$ 500
Debt Instrument, Term							9 months
Three Point Six Two Five Percent Due Two Thousand Twenty Four [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt					$ 500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					3.625%
Four Point Six Two Five Percent Due Two Thousand Forty Four [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt					$ 450
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4.625%
Four Point Nine Five Percent Due Two Thousand Sixty Four [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt					$ 450
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4.95%
1.4% due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt					$ 300
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					1.40%
Air Distribution Technologies, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 1,700