Goodwill and Other Purchased Intangible Assets (Impairments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	$ 25	$ 10
Fair value measurements, valuation processes, description	multiple period excess earnings
Intangible Asset [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, discount rate	22.00%
Tax rate	17.00%
Developed technology | Net Logic [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Reclassified intangible assets	78
Mobile and Wireless [Member] | Developed technology | SC Square [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	19
Mobile and Wireless [Member] | Developed technology | Renesas Business Acquisition [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	5
Infrastructure and Networking [Member] | In-process research and development | Provigent [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 10