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Assets used for collateral.

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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

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Long Term Debt Aggregate Principal Amount

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Maximum period for prepayment of loans outstanding.

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Percentage of aggregate principal amount to prepay outstanding loans.

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Percentage of net cash proceeds to prepay outstanding loans.

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Prime rate plus.

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Senior Notes Containing Operating Covenants Including Limitations on Transactions

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Term of credit facilities.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions 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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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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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 17, 2014	Sep. 06, 2014	Sep. 07, 2013	Feb. 22, 2014
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Line of credit facility amount outstanding, current		4		0
Line of credit facility amount outstanding		1,472		1,474
Percentage of net cash proceeds to prepay outstanding loans		100.00%
Maximum period for prepayment of loans outstanding		90 days
Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at the rate of LIBOR		3.50%
LIBOR floor rate		1.00%
Term Loan A [Member] \| Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ground-leased real estate and associated equipment pledged as collateral		753		787
Minimum [Member]
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Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of aggregate principal amount to prepay outstanding loans		50.00%
Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Term Loan A [Member]
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Term of credit facility		6 years
2016 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount outstanding	250
Debt instrument, interest rate	8.00%	8.00%
Senior Notes contain operating covenants		628
2021 Senior Notes [Member]
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Debt instrument, interest rate		6.75%
Senior Notes contain operating covenants		400
Revolving ABL Credit Facility [Member]
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Line of credit facility amount outstanding		0		0
Company's five year asset-based revolving facility		1,000
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Aggregate principal amount	500
Letter of credit outstanding		85		101
Facility fees		1.625%		2.125%
Assets collateralized by the ABL Credit Facility		887		786
Maximum letter of credit fee		0.375%		0.375%
Unused credit		1,188		1,066
Revolving ABL credit facility borrowing		1,361	2,108
Revolving ABL credit facility prepayment		1,361	2,148
Aggregate cap on restricted payments		311
Dividends permitted per fiscal year		50
Senior Secured Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR Plus interest rate	1.50%
Interest rate at the rate of ("Prime plus")	0.50%
Senior Secured Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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LIBOR Plus interest rate	2.00%
Interest rate at the rate of ("Prime plus")	1.00%
Asset Backed Revolving Credit Amended Facility [Member]
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Maturity date of revolving credit facility	90 days
Debt instrument maturity date	Feb. 21, 2019
Aggregate principal amount	$ 250