Description of Business, Including Segment and Geographic Area Information - Schedule of Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,414	$ 3,675	$ 3,273	$ 3,008	$ 3,189	$ 3,429	$ 3,232	$ 3,150	$ 13,370	$ 13,000	$ 13,045
Operating profit	$ 1,319	$ 1,395	$ 1,117	$ 968	$ 1,142	$ 1,164	$ 1,010	$ 958	4,799	4,274	3,947
Analog
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									8,536	8,339	8,104
Operating profit									3,380	3,048	2,786
Embedded Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									3,023	2,787	2,740
Operating profit									801	596	384
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									1,811	1,874	2,201
Operating profit									$ 618	$ 630	$ 777