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Debt Instrument Maturity Date 1

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Facility fee in accordance of current credit rating.

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Facility fees under the extended portions.

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Interest rate addition to base rate.

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Invested Assets Pledged As Collateral

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Letter Of Credit Facility Outstanding

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Letter of credit fee.

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LIBOR floor rate.

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Line Of Credit Facility Fee

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Line Of Credit Facility Prepayment Fee Percentage

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Net Cash Proceeds From Sale Of Assets Percentage

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Payment Of Financing Costs

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Percentage Of Line Of Credit Facility Commitment

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Perfected First Priority Mortgage Lien And Security Interest Grant Term

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Prime Rate Plus

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Term of credit facilities.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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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, scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of finance receivables which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, and that are reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position.

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Long Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2012	Dec. 01, 2012	Feb. 25, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility amount		$ 200
Line of credit facility amount outstanding	280	115
Payment of financing costs	59
Perfected first-priority mortgage lien and security interest grants term		90 days
Ground-leased real estate and associated equipment pledged as collateral		1,081
Line of credit facility prepayment fee percentage		1.00%
Aggregate commitments under the Revolving ABL Credit Facility		10.00%
Rate of outstanding borrowings		2.01%
Facility fee in accordance of current credit rating		0.70%
Account receivable pledged as collateral		285
Debt with current maturities that are classified in Long-term debt		23	28
Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of credit facility	6 years
Interest rate addition to base rate	6.75%	6.75%
Line of credit facility amount outstanding	850
LIBOR floor rate	1.25%	1.25%
Line of credit facility amount outstanding, current		848
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility amount outstanding	1,500
Maturity date	April 2015
Term Loan B-2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility amount outstanding	574
Maturity date	October 2015
Term Loan B-3 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility amount outstanding	446
Maturity date	April 2018
Revolving ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of credit facility	5 years
Line of credit facility amount	1,650
Line of credit facility amount outstanding		636
Facility fees		0.375%
Letter of credit outstanding		354
Maximum letter of credit fee		2.125%
Unused credit		599
Assets collateralized by the ABL Credit Facility		$ 2,385
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net cash proceeds from sale of assets		50.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility prepayment fee percentage		50.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate addition to base rate	1.75%	1.00%
Facility fees	0.25%
Interest rate at the rate of ("Prime plus")	0.75%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net cash proceeds from sale of assets		100.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Revolving ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate addition to base rate	2.25%	2.00%
Facility fees	0.375%
Interest rate at the rate of ("Prime plus")	1.25%