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Significant Accounting Policies - Exchange Rates for U.S. Dollars into Euros Applicable for Translation of NXP's Financial Statements (Detail) - € / $ | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Period End [Member] |  |  |  |
Financial Statement Details [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exchange rates for U.S. dollars into euros |  | 1.0474 | 1.0915 | 1.2155
Average [Member] |  |  |  |
Financial Statement Details [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exchange rates for U.S. dollars into euros | [1] | 1.1065 | 1.1150 | 1.3262
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Financial Statement Details [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exchange rates for U.S. dollars into euros |  | 1.0474 | 1.0869 | 1.2155
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Financial Statement Details [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exchange rates for U.S. dollars into euros |  | 1.1423 | 1.2155 | 1.3857
[1] | The average of the noon-buying rate at the end of each fiscal month during the period presented.

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