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Debt and Lines of Credit - Schedule of Long-term Debt Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Details) | Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Notes due 2016 at 2.375% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage) | 2.375% | 2.375%
Notes due 2017 at 0.875% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage) | 0.875% | 0.875%
Notes due 2018 at 1.00% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage) | 1.00% | 1.00%
Notes due 2019 at 1.65% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage) | 1.65% | 1.65%
Notes due 2020 at 1.75% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage) | 1.75% | 1.75%
Notes due 2021 at 2.75% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage) | 2.75% | 2.75%
Notes due 2022 at 1.85% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage) | 1.85% | 1.85%
Notes due 2023 at 2.25% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage) | 2.25% | 2.25%
National Semiconductor | Notes due 2017 at 6.60% (assumed with National acquisition) |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage) | 6.60% | 6.60%

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