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Accounts Receivable, Net - Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net Disaggregated By Sales Channel (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net		$ 792	$ 879
Distributors [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net		93	150
Original Equipment Manufacturers and Electronic Manufacturing Services [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net		651	632
Other [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	[1]	$ 48	$ 97
[1] Represents accounts receivable, net in Corporate and Other for other services

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
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-Topic 210
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