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Shareholders' Equity - Schedule of Items Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost of sales | $ (5,468) | $ (5,710) | $ (6,161) |
Selling, general and administrative | (1,066) | (1,166) | (1,210) |
Research and development | (1,816) | (2,413) | (2,352) |
Income tax benefit | (37) | (51) | (181) |
Net of tax | 1,042 | 794 | 670 | 979
Attributable to the Company's stockholders | 5,643 | 6,225 |  |
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net of tax | 33 | 24 | (55) | 61
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plan Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net of tax | (77) | (158) | (133) | (73)
Available-For-Sale Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net of tax | 1 | (4) | (10) | 22
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total reclassifications for the year | 17 | (72) | 144 |
Attributable to noncontrolling interest | (2) | 5 | (11) |
Attributable to the Company's stockholders | 15 | (67) | 133 |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit | (4) | 12 | (11) |
Net of tax | 29 | (59) | 112 |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost of sales | 16 | (39) | 65 |
Selling, general and administrative | 3 | (5) | 8 |
Research and development | 14 | (27) | 44 |
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net |  |  | 6 |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Accumulated Defined Benefit Plan Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Net of tax | (12) | (13) | (1) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Accumulated Defined Benefit Plan Items [Member] | Amortization of Actuarial Gains (Losses) [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost of sales | (1) | (1) |  |
Selling, general and administrative | (5) | (6) |  |
Research and development | (6) | (7) | (1) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Accumulated Defined Benefit Plan Items [Member] | Amortization of Prior Service Cost [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative | (1) | (1) |  |
Research and development | (4) | (4) | (1) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Available-For-Sale Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |
Net of tax |  |  | 33 |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Available-For-Sale Securities [Member] | Available-for-Sale Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |
OTTI and realized gains on financial assets |  |  | $ 47 |
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net |  |  | -14 |

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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 985 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501960&loc=d3e128462-111756 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 730 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420194&loc=d3e21568-108373 + Details
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