Description of Business, Including Segment and Geographic Area Information - Schedule of Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,189	$ 3,429	$ 3,232	$ 3,150	$ 3,269	$ 3,501	$ 3,292	$ 2,983	$ 13,000	$ 13,045	$ 12,205
Operating profit	$ 1,142	$ 1,164	$ 1,010	$ 958	$ 1,100	$ 1,175	$ 982	$ 690	4,274	3,947	2,832
Analog
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									8,339	8,104	7,194
Operating profit									3,048	2,786	1,859
Embedded Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									2,787	2,740	2,450
Operating profit									596	384	185
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									1,874	2,201	2,561
Operating profit									$ 630	$ 777	$ 788