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Segment Information - Reconciliation to Consolidated Operating Income loss (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | $ (2,081) |  | $ 46 |  | $ 476 |
Reportable Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | (474) |  | 268 |  | 608 |
Strategic R&D, other R&D programs and R&D funding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | (12) |  | (13) |  | (18) |
Phase Out And Start Up Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) |  |  | (8) |  | (15) |
Impairment And Restructuring Charges [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | (1,376) |  | (75) |  | (104) |
Unused Capacity Charges [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | (172) |  | (149) |  | (3) |
Nxp Arbitration Award [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | (54) |  |  |  |  |
Other Non-Allocated Provisions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | 7 | [1] | 23 | [1] | 8 | [1]
All Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | $ (1,607) | [2] | $ (222) | [2] | $ (132) | [2]
[1] | Includes unallocated income and expenses such as certain corporate-level operating expenses and other costs/income that are not allocated to the product segments.
[2] | Operating loss of "Others" includes items such as impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs including ST-Ericsson plans, unused capacity charges, phase-out and start-up costs, the NXP arbitration award charge and other unallocated expenses such as: strategic or special research and development programs, certain corporate-level operating expenses and other costs that are not allocated to the product segments, as well as operating earnings of the Subsystems and Other Products Group.

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