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Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of PME Multi-Employer Plan |
PME multi-employer plan |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
NXP’s contributions to the plan |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 53 |
(including employees’ contributions) |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Average number of NXP’s active employees participating in the plan |  |  | 3,229 |  |  |  | 3,256 |  |  |  | 3,537 |
NXP’s contribution to the plan exceeded more than 5 percent of the total contribution (as of December 31 of the plan’s year end) |  |  | No |  |  |  | No |  |  |  | No |
Summary of Changes in Pension Benefit Obligations and Defined-Benefit Pension Plan Assets | The table below provides a summary of the changes in the pension benefit obligations and defined-benefit pension plan assets for 2012 and 2011, associated with the Company’s dedicated plans, and a reconciliation of the funded status of these plans to the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Projected benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year |  |  | 342 |  |  |  | 347 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |
Service cost |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 12 |
Interest cost |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 15 |
Actuarial (gains) and losses |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | (5 | )
Curtailments and settlements |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (6 | )
Plan amendments |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
Benefits paid |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (13 | )
Exchange rate differences |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | (10 | )
Projected benefit obligation at end of year |  |  | 419 |  |  |  | 342 |
Plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year |  |  | 147 |  |  |  | 148 |
Actual return on plan assets |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 10 |
Employer contributions |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 13 |
Curtailments and settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6 | )
Benefits paid |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (13 | )
Exchange rate differences |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (5 | )
Fair value of plan assets at end of year |  |  | 162 |  |  |  | 147 |
Funded status |  |  | (257 | ) |  |  | (195 | )
Classification of the funded status is as follows |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Prepaid pension cost within other non-current assets |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 25 |
- Accrued pension cost within other non-current liabilities |  |  | (260 | ) |  |  | (211 | )
- Accrued pension cost within accrued liabilities |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (9 | )
Total |  |  | (257 | ) |  |  | (195 | )
Accumulated benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation for all Company-dedicated benefit pension plans |  |  | 364 |  |  |  | 299 |
Plans with assets less than accumulated benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funded plans with assets less than accumulated benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Fair value of plan assets |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 22 |
- Accumulated benefit obligations |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 60 |
- Projected benefit obligations |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 79 |
Unfunded plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Accumulated benefit obligations |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 140 |
- Projected benefit obligations |  |  | 194 |  |  |  | 153 |
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (before tax) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total AOCI at beginning of year |  |  | (30 | ) |  |  | (21 | )
- Net actuarial loss (gain) |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | (9 | )
- Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
- Exchange rate differences |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Total AOCI at end of year |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | (30 | )
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (before tax) consist of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net actuarial loss (gain) at beginning of year |  |  | (30 | ) |  |  | (22 | )
- Net actuarial loss (gain) arising during the year |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | (9 | )
- Net actuarial (loss) gain recognized in income during the year |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
- Exchange rate difference |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Total net actuarial loss (gain) at end of year |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | (30 | )
Total prior service cost (credit) at beginning of year |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
- Prior service cost (credit) arising during the year |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
Total prior service cost (credit) at end of year |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Summary of Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Calculate Projected Benefit Obligations and Net Periodic Pension Cost | The weighted average assumptions used to calculate the projected benefit obligations were as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Discount rate |  |  | 3.5 | % |  |  | 4.4 | %
Rate of compensation increase |  |  | 2.4 | % |  |  | 3.1 | %
The weighted average assumptions used to calculate the net periodic pension cost were as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Discount rate |  |  | 4.4 | % |  |  | 4.3 | % |  |  | 4.8 | %
Expected returns on plan assets |  |  | 4.1 | % |  |  | 4.2 | % |  |  | 4.3 | %
Rate of compensation increase |  |  | 3.1 | % |  |  | 3.1 | % |  |  | 3.0 | %
Components of Net Periodic Pension Costs | The components of net periodic pension costs were as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Service cost |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 12 |
Interest cost on the projected benefit obligation |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (6 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of net (gain) loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
Curtailments & settlements |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Other |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Net periodic cost |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 20 |
Summary of Actual Pension Plan Asset Allocation | The actual pension plan asset allocation at December 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Asset category: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  |  | 26 | % |  |  | 21 | %
Debt securities |  |  | 58 | % |  |  | 64 | %
Insurance contracts |  |  | 3 | % |  |  | 4 | %
Other |  |  | 13 | % |  |  | 11 | %
|  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Classification of Pension Plan Assets | The following table summarizes the classification of these assets.
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Level I |  |  | Level II |  |  | Level III |  |  | Level I |  |  | Level II |  |  | Level III |
Equity securities |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | — |
Debt securities |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 4 |
|  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 110 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 105 |  |  |  | 4 |
Summary of Estimated Future Pension Benefit Payments | The following benefit payments are expected to be made (including those for funded plans):
2013 |  |  | 16 |
2014 |  |  | 13 |
2015 |  |  | 15 |
2016 |  |  | 14 |
2017 |  |  | 14 |
Years 2018-2022 |  |  | 95 |

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