Income Taxes (Additional Information) (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) jurisdiction	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 155	$ (1)	$ (87)
Noncash Pension Settlement Charge - before tax	968	0	0
Net tax charge related to Asbestos Settlement Funding	151
Income tax expense	241	424	237
Income before income taxes of non-US operations	827	1,783	1,392
Taxes paid, net of refunds	349	383	642
Net operating loss carryforwards	494	555
Tax effected amount of net operating loss carryforward	140	156
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance	119	139
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	$ 5,300	5,000
Number of companies in the proposed new cooperative agreement	250
Number of taxable jurisdictions | jurisdiction	75
Undistributed foreign earnings	$ 189	158
Potential U.S. tax cost for repatriation of foreign earnings	350	375
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the effective tax rate, if recognized	89
Accrued estimated interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits	9	8	7
Recognized (income) expense for estimated interest and penalties	1	2	(2)
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Other	57	205
U.S.
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income before income taxes of non-US operations	(163)	740	320
Non United States
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income before income taxes of non-US operations	990	1,043	$ 1,026
Net Operating Loss, Indefinite Life
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	376	390
Net Operating Loss, Expiring Within 20 Years
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	118	165
Undistributed earnings, permanently reinvested [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	3,500	$ 4,200
Pension Settlement Charges [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	364
Noncash Pension Settlement Charge - before tax	$ 1,015