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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Short-Term Debt

Short-term debt

		2016				2015
Short-term bank borrowings			—				6
Current portion of long-term debt (*)			421				550
Total			421				556

^(*)  Net of adjustment for debt issuance costs.

Summary of Outstanding Long-Term Debt

The following table summarizes the outstanding long-term debt as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

						2016								2015
		Maturities				Amount				Effective rate				Amount				Effective rate
Floating-rate term loan			Mar, 2017				388				2.770				392				2.750
Floating-rate term loan			Jan, 2020				387				3.270				391				3.250
Floating-rate term loan			Dec, 2020				1,436				3.270				2,700				3.750
Fixed-rate 3.5% senior unsecured notes			Sep, 2016				—				—				500				3.500
Fixed-rate 3.75% senior unsecured notes			Jun, 2018				750				3.750				750				3.750
Fixed-rate 4.125% senior unsecured notes			Jun, 2020				600				4.125				600				4.125
Fixed-rate 4.125% senior unsecured notes			Jun, 2021				1,350				4.125				—				—
Fixed-rate 5.75% senior unsecured notes			Feb, 2021				500				5.750				500				5.750
Fixed-rate 5% senior secured notes			May, 2021				—				—				500				5.000
Fixed-rate 3.875% senior unsecured notes			Sep, 2022				1,000				3.875				—				—
Fixed-rate 6% senior secured notes			Jan, 2022				—				—				960				6.000
Fixed-rate 4.625% senior unsecured notes			Jun, 2022				400				4.625				400				4.625
Fixed-rate 5.75% senior unsecured notes			Mar, 2023				500				5.750				500				5.750
Fixed-rate 4.625% senior unsecured notes			Jun, 2023				900				4.625				—				—
Fixed-rate 1% cash convertible notes			Dec, 2019				1,150				1.000				1,150				1.000
Floating-rate revolving credit facility			Dec, 2020				—				—				—				—
Total principal							9,361								9,343
Liabilities arising from capital lease transactions							15								31
Unamortized discounts, premiums and debtissuance costs							(61	)							(82	)
Fair value of embedded cash conversion option							(128	)							(167	)
Purchase accounting fair value adjustmentFreescale Senior Secured Notes							—								81
Total debt, including unamortized discounts,premiums, debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments							9,187								9,206
Current portion of long-term debt							(421	)							(550	)
Long-term debt							8,766								8,656

Schedule of Long-Term Debt

		Range of interest rates				Average rate of interest				Principal amount outstanding 2016				Due in 2017				Due after 2017				Due after 2021				Average remaining term (in years)				Principal amount outstanding 2015
USD notes			2.8%-5.8%				4.1	%			8,211				406				7,805				2,800				4.2				8,193
2019 Cash Convertible Senior Notes			1.0%-1.0%				1.0	%			1,150				—				1,150				—				2.9				1,150
Revolving Credit Facility (1)			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Bank borrowings			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Liabilities arising from capital lease transactions			2.5%-13.8%				3.0	%			15				15				—				—				1.3				31
							3.7	%			9,376				421				8,955				2,800				4.1				9,374

⁽¹⁾  We do not have any borrowings under the $600 million Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2016.

Principal Amounts of Long-Term Debt

As of December 31, 2016, the following principal amounts of long-term debt are due in the next 5 years:

2017			421
2018			768
2019			1,167
2020			2,370
2021			1,850
Due after 5 years			2,800
			9,376

Summary of Principal Amount, Unamortized Debt Discount and Net Carrying Amount of Liability Component

The principal amount, unamortized debt discount and net carrying amount of the liability component of the 2019 Cash Convertible Senior Notes as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

(in millions)		As of December 31
		2016				2015
Principal amount of 2019 Cash Convertible Senior Notes			1,150				1,150
Unamortized debt discount of 2019 Cash Convertible Senior Notes			136				178
Net liability of 2019 Cash Convertible Senior Notes			1,014				972

Summary of Effective Interest Rate, Contractual Interest Expense and Amortization of Debt Discount

The effective interest rate, contractual interest expense and amortization of debt discount for the 2019 Cash Convertible Senior Notes for fiscal 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

(in millions, except percentage)		2016				2015
Effective interest rate			5.14	%			5.14	%
Contractual interest expense			12				12
Amortization of debt discount			40				38

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