Debt and Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Details)			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 05, 2019 $ / shares	May 31, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares Rate	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
ASU modified retrospective adoption					$ 131,000,000		$ (23,000,000)
Proceeds from debt, net			$ 844,000,000	$ 892,000,000
Repurchased face amount of debt			324,000,000	552,000,000
Repurchase amount			341,000,000	315,000,000
Accrued interest			3,000,000	5,000,000
Loss on repurchase of debt instrument			18,000,000	56,000,000
Long-term debt, gross					6,015,000,000		5,695,000,000
Long-term maturities during 2023					1,000,000
Long-term maturities during 2024					1,300,000,000
Long-term maturities during 2025					322,000,000
Long-term maturities during 2026					0
Long-term maturities during 2027					0
Retained Earnings
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
ASU modified retrospective adoption					1,343,000,000		1,350,000,000	$ 1,127,000,000	$ 1,239,000,000
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment | Retained Earnings
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
ASU modified retrospective adoption					10,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Commercial Paper
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity					2,200,000,000
Long-term debt, gross					$ 0
Senior Notes | 1.75% senior convertible notes due 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Convertible debt conversion ratio | Rate					491.40%
Interest rate					1.75%
Senior Notes | 2.3% senior notes due 2030
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument face principal amount				$ 900,000,000
Interest rate				2.30%	2.30%
Long-term debt, gross					$ 893,000,000		893,000,000
Senior Notes | 3.7% debentures due 2022
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate				3.75%
Repurchased face amount of debt				$ 293,000,000
Repurchase amount				582,000,000
Accrued interest				$ 7,000,000
Senior Notes | 2.75% senior notes due 2031
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument face principal amount			$ 850,000,000
Interest rate			2.75%		2.75%
Long-term debt, gross					$ 845,000,000		844,000,000
Senior Notes | 3.5% senior notes due 2023
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate					3.50%
Senior Notes | 5.60% senior notes due 2032
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument face principal amount	$ 600,000,000
Interest rate	5.60%				5.60%
Proceeds from debt, net	$ 595,000,000
Long-term debt, gross					$ 595,000,000		0
Senior Notes | 4.0% senior notes due 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.00%				4.00%
Repurchased face amount of debt	$ 275,000,000
Repurchase amount	279,000,000
Loss on repurchase of debt instrument	6,000,000
Interest payable	$ 3,000,000
Long-term debt, gross					$ 312,000,000		585,000,000
Convertible Debt | 1.75% senior convertible notes due 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Convertible debt conversion ratio		0.0049140			0.0049140
Convertible debt conversion price (usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 203.50			$ 203.50
Debt instrument face principal amount					$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate					1.75%	1.75%
Long-term debt, gross					$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | 2021 Motorola Solutions Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity					2,250,000,000
Line of Credit | Letter of Credit | 2021 Motorola Solutions Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility borrowing capacity					$ 450,000,000