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Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 Veredus [Member] | Jan. 13, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Veredus [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Wireless Segment (Other) [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Embedded Processing Solutions (EPS) [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Embedded Processing Solutions (EPS) [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Others [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Others [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated impairment losses, net |  | $ 1,024 | $ 986 |  |  | $ 922 | $ 1,018 | $ 980 | $ 6 | $ 6
Impairment loss of goodwill | 38 | 38 | 922 |  |  |  | 38 | 922 |  |
Impairment loss of intangible assets | 18 | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investments, Ownership percentage |  |  |  | 67.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Re-classification to AHFS |  | $ 10 |  | $ 10 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of equity interest, percentage |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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