Description of Business, Including Segment Information - Schedule of Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,693	$ 3,273	$ 7,095	$ 6,281
Operating profit	1,480	1,131	2,732	2,115
Analog
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,411	2,044	4,667	3,923
Operating profit	1,077	781	2,012	1,469
Embedded Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	868	755	1,671	1,484
Operating profit	271	192	511	379
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	414	474	757	874
Operating profit	$ 132	$ 158	$ 209	$ 267