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Stock Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Future compensation cost not yet recognized in the Statements of Income |  | $ 250 |  |
Future compensation costs to be recognized in 2017 |  | 129 |  |
Future compensation costs to be recognized in 2018 |  | 80 |  |
Future compensation costs to be recognized in 2019 |  | 37 |  |
Future compensation costs to be recognized in 2020 |  | 4 |  |
Remaining stock repurchase authorizations |  | $ 5,800 |  |
Employee stock purchase plan |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percent of the underlying common stock's market price participants pay for options (in hundredths) |  | 85.00% |  |
Employee stock purchase plan option term (in months) |  | three-month |  |
Aggregate intrinsic values of options exercised |  | $ 12 | $ 12 | $ 12
Weighted-average exercise price, Exercised (in dollars per share) |  | $ 51.50 |  |
Outstanding options exercisable (in shares) |  | 0 |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted (dollars per share) |  | $ 9.79 | $ 7.89 | $ 7.34
Employee stock purchase plan | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price, Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ 62.55 |  |  |
Employee Stock Option |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Award vesting period (in years) |  | 4 years |  |
Look back period to determine option life used in Black Scholes Merton pricing model |  | 10 years |  |
Employee Stock Option | Annual Vesting |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Non-qualified stock options award vesting rights |  | 25.00% |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Award vesting period (in years) |  | 4 years |  |
Long-term incentive and director compensation plans | Employee Stock Option |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Term of the long term incentive stock options |  | 10 years |  |
Award vesting period (in years) |  | 4 years |  |
Aggregate intrinsic values of options exercised |  | $ 424 | $ 290 | $ 367
Future compensation cost not yet recognized in the Statements of Income |  | $ 111 |  |
Weighted-average exercise price, Exercised (in dollars per share) |  | $ 32.51 |  |
Outstanding options exercisable (in shares) |  | 24,017,386 |  |
Long-term incentive and director compensation plans | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Award vesting period (in years) |  | 4 years |  |
Long-term incentive plan RSU conversion to common stock feature |  | Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of TI common stock on the vesting date |  |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value, Granted (in dollars per share) |  | $ 53.98 | $ 53.22 | $ 44.71
Total fair values of shares vested from RSU lapses |  | $ 178 | $ 114 | $ 133
Future compensation cost not yet recognized in the Statements of Income |  | $ 139 |  |

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