Divestitures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016	Apr. 03, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestitures		$ 3,124	$ 0
Equity Method Investments	$ 1,406	1,406			$ 1,328
Gain on disposal		387	$ 0
Intel Security Group [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration	4,200	4,200
Proceeds from divestitures	924
Equity Method Investments	$ 1,100	1,100
Discontinued Operation, Equity Method Investment Retained after Disposal, Ownership Interest after Disposal	49.00%
Gain on disposal	$ 387
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	822
Intel Security Group [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Property, Plant and Equipment				$ 317
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Goodwill, Current				3,601
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Intangible Assets, Current				965
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Assets, Current				276
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets				5,159
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Deferred Revenue, Current				1,553
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Liabilities, Current				276
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Liabilities				$ 1,829
McAfee [Member] | Intel Security Group [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Noncurrent	2,200	$ 2,200
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties, Proceeds	2,200
Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] | Foreign currency translation adjustment [Member] | Intel Security Group [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Divestiture, Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses)	$ (507)