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Acquisitions and Divestments - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 08, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 07, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Feb. 28, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Business | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of material divestments | Business |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Purchase price allocation to goodwill |  |  |  | $ 14 | $ 7,464 |
Purchase price allocation to other intangible assets |  | $ 8,464 |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets, amortization period |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Number of acquisitions and divestments | Business |  |  |  |  |  | 0
JianGuang Asset Management Co. Ltd. [Member] | Bipolar Power Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment ownership percentage |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |
Divestments closing date |  |  | Nov. 09, 2015 |  |  |
JianGuang Asset Management Co. Ltd. [Member] | Bipolar Power and RF Power Businesses [Member] | Other Income (Expense) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  |  |  |  | 1,257 |
Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business |  | 1,948 |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to inventories |  | 1,280 |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to tangible fixed assets |  | 1,827 |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 11,639 |  |  |  |
Number of shares issuable for each ordinary share of acquiree | shares |  | 0.3521 |  |  |  |
Cash consideration payable for each ordinary share of acquiree | $ / shares |  | $ 6.25 |  |  |  |
Acquisition related transaction costs |  | $ 42 |  |  |  |
Deferred taxes, purchase accounting adjustment |  |  |  | $ 33 |  |
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities, purchase accounting adjustment |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Inventories, net, purchase accounting adjustment |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustment |  |  |  | $ 25 |  |
Purchase price allocation net liabilities assumed |  | $ 4,224 |  |  |  |
Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of identified intangible assets |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of identified intangible assets |  | 19 years |  |  |  |
Bluetooth Low Energy and Wearable Businesses and Athena SCS Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to goodwill |  |  |  |  | 40 |
Purchase price allocation to other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 68 |
Purchase price consideration |  |  |  |  | 102 |
Purchase price allocation net liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  | 6 |
Bluetooth Low Energy and Wearable Businesses and Athena SCS Limited [Member] | Core Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 29 |
Bluetooth Low Energy and Wearable Businesses and Athena SCS Limited [Member] | Existing Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 17 |
Bluetooth Low Energy and Wearable Businesses and Athena SCS Limited [Member] | In-Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 22 |
Bluetooth Low Energy and Wearable Businesses and Athena SCS Limited [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Core Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets, amortization period |  |  |  |  | 14 years |
Bluetooth Low Energy and Wearable Businesses and Athena SCS Limited [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Existing Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets, amortization period |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Other Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business | $ 200 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to goodwill | 14 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to other intangible assets | 177 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to inventories | 8 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to tangible fixed assets | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Other Acquisition [Member] | Core Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to other intangible assets | $ 172 |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets, amortization period | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
Other Acquisition [Member] | Existing Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation to other intangible assets | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets, amortization period | 2 years |  |  |  |  |

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