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Quarterly and Other Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 03, 2016
Nov. 02, 2016
Dec. 31, 2016
Oct. 01, 2016
Jul. 02, 2016
Apr. 02, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Oct. 03, 2015
Jul. 04, 2015
Apr. 04, 2015
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Results                          
Net sales     $ 1,883 $ 1,532 $ 1,430 $ 1,193 $ 1,682 $ 1,422 $ 1,368 $ 1,223 $ 6,038 $ 5,695 $ 5,881
Costs of sales     955 770 754 691 844 737 720 675 3,169 2,976 3,050
Gross margin     928 762 676 502 838 685 648 548 2,869 2,719 2,831
Selling, general and administrative expenses     277 247 240 234 252 259 254 256 1,000 1,021 1,184
Research and development expenditures     142 137 138 135 152 153 156 159 553 620 681
Other charges     106 37 74 33 44 42 (16) 14 249 84 1,972
Operating earnings     403 341 224 100 390 231 254 119 1,067 994 (1,006)
Earnings from continuing operations     243 192 107 17 277 126 150 87      
Net earnings     $ 243 $ 192 $ 107 $ 17 $ 279 $ 115 $ 142 $ 74 $ 560 $ 610 $ 1,299
Earnings (loss) from Continuing operations:                          
Basic earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations (US$ per share)     $ 1.47 $ 1.15 $ 0.62 $ 0.10 $ 1.58 $ 0.63 $ 0.72 $ 0.40 $ 3.30 $ 3.21 $ (2.84)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations (US$ per share)     1.43 1.13 0.61 0.10 1.56 0.63 0.72 0.40 3.24 3.17 (2.84)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Motorola Solutions, Inc. (US$ per share)     1.47 1.15 0.62 0.10 1.60 0.58 0.68 0.34 3.30 3.06 5.29
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Motorola Solutions, Inc. (US$ per share)     1.43 1.13 0.61 0.10 1.57 0.57 0.68 0.34 3.24 3.02 5.29
Dividends declared (US$ per share) $ 0.47 $ 0.41 0.47 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.34 0.34 0.34 $ 1.70 $ 1.43 $ 1.30
Dividends paid (US$ per share)     0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34      
Stock Prices [Abstract]                          
Stock prices - High (US$ per share)     84.00 78.32 76.32 76.11 72.45 69.61 62.53 70.00      
Stock prices - Low (US$ per share)     $ 71.29 $ 64.77 $ 63.08 $ 60.36 $ 65.24 $ 56.79 $ 57.14 $ 62.41