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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Exchange Rates for U.S. Dollars into Euros Applicable for Translation of NXP's Financial Statements

The following table sets out the exchange rates for U.S. dollars into euros applicable for translation of NXP’s financial statements for the periods specified.

		$ per € 1
		period end				average(1)				high				low
2016			1.0474				1.1065				1.0474				1.1423
2015			1.0915				1.1150				1.0869				1.2155
2014			1.2155				1.3262				1.2155				1.3857

(1) The average of the noon-buying rate at the end of each fiscal month during the period presented.

Gross Notional Amounts by Currency

The gross notional amounts by currency were as follows:

		2016				2015
Euro			459				4
Chinese renminbi			45				(28	)
Japanese yen			35				26
Malaysian ringgit			73				60
Taiwan dollar			94				78
Thai baht			43				30
Other			40				43
			789				213

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Tabular disclosure of the notional amounts of outstanding derivative positions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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