v3.6.0.2

Share-based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Expense | Share-based compensation expense is included in the following line items in our statement of operations:
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Cost of revenue |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 10 |
Research and development |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 20 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 166 |  |  |  | 156 |  |  |  | 103 |
|  |  | 338 |  |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 133 |
Long Term Incentive Plans [Member] |
Summary of Stock Options and Changes |
|  | Stock options |  |  | Weighted average exercise price in USD |  |  | Weighted average remaining contractual term |  |  | Aggregate intrinsic value |
Outstanding at January 1, 2016 |  |  | 10,034,650 |  |  |  | 38.53 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 108,419 |  |  |  | 80.44 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | 2,734,739 |  |  |  | 32.12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | 239,678 |  |  |  | 54.81 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  |  | 7,168,652 |  |  |  | 41.07 |  |  |  | 6.0 |  |  |  | 408 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2016 |  |  | 4,857,680 |  |  |  | 30.97 |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | 326 |
Summary of Restricted Share Units | Restricted share units
|  | Shares |  |  | Weighted average grant date fair value in USD |
Outstanding at January 1, 2016 |  |  | 8,237,861 |  |  |  | 78.03 |
Granted |  |  | 2,739,672 |  |  |  | 98.16 |
Vested |  |  | 3,688,422 |  |  |  | 75.61 |
Forfeited |  |  | 368,232 |  |  |  | 76.00 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  |  | 6,920,879 |  |  |  | 87.48 |
Long Term Incentive Plans [Member] | Financial Performance Conditions [Member] |
Summary of Performance Share Units | Performance share units Financial performance conditions
|  | Shares |  |  | Weighted average grant date fair value in USD |
Outstanding at January 1, 2016 |  |  | 775,324 |  |  |  | 49.68 |
Granted |  |  | 32,716 |  |  |  | 82.53 |
Vested |  |  | 398,951 |  |  |  | 30.00 |
Forfeited |  |  | 375 |  |  |  | 49.60 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  |  | 408,714 |  |  |  | 71.52 |
Long Term Incentive Plans [Member] | Market Performance Conditions [Member] |
Summary of Performance Share Units | Market performance conditions
|  | Shares |  |  | Weighted average grant date fair value in USD |
Outstanding at January 1, 2016 |  |  | 1,905,269 |  |  |  | 26.85 |
Granted |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Vested |  |  | 1,580,086 |  |  |  | 27.28 |
Forfeited |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  |  | 325,183 |  |  |  | 38.63 |
Management Equity Stock Option Plan [Member] |
Summary of Stock Options and Changes | The following table summarizes the information about NXP’s outstanding MEP Options and changes during 2016. Stock options
|  | Stock options |  |  | Weighted average exercise price in EUR |  |  | Weighted average remaining contractual term |  |  | Aggregate intrinsic value |
Outstanding at January 1, 2016 |  |  | 2,748,942 |  |  |  | 24.14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | 214,670 |  |  |  | 29.64 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  |  | 2,534,272 |  |  |  | 23.67 |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | 177 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2016 |  |  | 2,534,272 |  |  |  | 23.67 |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | 177 |

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