Description of Business, Including Segment and Geographic Area Information - Schedule of Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 4,017	$ 3,693	$ 7,806	$ 7,095
Operating profit	1,712	1,480	3,260	2,732
Analog
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,690	2,411	5,256	4,667
Operating profit	1,263	1,077	2,429	2,012
Embedded Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	943	868	1,869	1,671
Operating profit	334	271	662	511
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	384	414	681	757
Operating profit	$ 115	$ 132	$ 169	$ 209