Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified During Next 12 Months, Net	$ 3
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Interest Rate Caps Sold
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 5,900	$ 5,700
Purchase [Member]
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Derivative, Notional Amount	2,700	2,700
Interest Rate Cap [Member]
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Derivative, Notional Amount	8,625	8,431
Interest Rate Cap [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuers
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Derivative, Notional Amount	3,200	3,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Derivative, Notional Amount	1,500	1,500
Currency Swap [Member]
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 1,518	$ 1,235

The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD.

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