Capital Stock Shares Authorized

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Percentage of shares cancelled during period.

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Stock issued during period shares cancelled.

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Stockholders Equity.

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the dividend to be paid was declared, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Describes the declaration as being a special dividend (over and above the normal dividend); as the annual, semi-annual, quarterly dividend, or other normal periodic dividend; or as some other type of dividend.

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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) € / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, € in Millions, $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Jan. 07, 2019 $ / shares	Nov. 16, 2018 shares	Oct. 05, 2018 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) € / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) € / shares shares
Stockholders' Equity [Line Items]
Capital stock, authorized shares				1,076,257,500	1,076,257,500	1,076,257,500	1,076,257,500
Common stock, Authorized shares				430,503,000	430,503,000	430,503,000	430,503,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized				645,754,500	645,754,500	645,754,500	645,754,500
Percentage of shares cancelled		5.00%
Number of shares cancelled		17,300,143
Common stock, issued and paid		328,702,719		328,702,719	328,702,719	346,002,862	346,002,862
Common stock, par value \| € / shares					€ 0.20		€ 0.20
Nominal stock capital				$ 67	€ 66	$ 71	€ 69
Cash dividend declared date				Sep. 10, 2018
Cash dividend payable terms				NXP announced the initiation of a Quarterly Dividend Program under which the company will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend
Interim cash dividend paid per ordinary share \| $ / shares			$ 0.25
Interim cash dividend payable date			Oct. 05, 2018
Subsequent Event [Member]
Stockholders' Equity [Line Items]
Interim cash dividend paid per ordinary share \| $ / shares	$ 0.25
Interim cash dividend payable date	Jan. 07, 2019