Supplemental Financial Information - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| Supplemental Financial Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Net investment in U.S. dollar functional currency | $ 789,000,000 | $ 213,000,000 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,894,000,000 | 1,614,000,000 | $ 1,185,000,000 | $ 670,000,000 |
| SSMC [Member] | ||||
| Supplemental Financial Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 316,000,000 | 485,000,000 | ||
| Dividend distribution | $ 325,000,000 | 130,000,000 | ||
| TSMC [Member] | ||||
| Supplemental Financial Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Dividend percentage to joint venture | 38.80% | |||
| ASMC [Member] | ||||
| Supplemental Financial Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Quoted market price | $ 35,000,000 | |||
| Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | USD Notes [Member] | Net Investment Hedge [Member] | ||||
| Supplemental Financial Information [Line Items] | ||||
| F/X result on net investment hedge instruments | $ (190,000,000) | $ (214,000,000) | ||