Subsequent Events	Sep. 28, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent EventsNXP Semiconductors N.V. through its subsidiaries NXP B.V. and NXP Funding LLC, delivered notice of redemption on September 9, 2020 to the Trustee of its 4.125% Senior Notes due 2021 and 4.625% Senior Notes due 2022, and fully redeemed on September 28, 2020, the $400 million of outstanding principal of the 4.625% Senior Notes due 2022 and the $1.35 billion of outstanding principal of the 4.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Note Redemption”) for a total amount of $1.83 billion, paid with available cash on the balance sheet.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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