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Long-term Customer Financing and Sales Of Receivables (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
loan
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Receivables [Abstract]      
Interest income recognized on long-term receivables $ 1,000,000msi_InterestIncomeRecognizedOnLongTermReceivables $ 0msi_InterestIncomeRecognizedOnLongTermReceivables $ 5,000,000msi_InterestIncomeRecognizedOnLongTermReceivables
Commitments to provide long-term financing 293,000,000msi_LongTermFinancing 50,000,000msi_LongTermFinancing  
Servicing obligations for long-term receivables 496,000,000msi_ServiceObligationForLongTermReceivables 434,000,000msi_ServiceObligationForLongTermReceivables  
Financing receivables past due over 90 days $ 12,000,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing $ 10,000,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing  
Loans with receivable over 90 days past due 2msi_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueandStillAccruingNumberofLoans