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Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Grants under Outstanding Stock Award Plans (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Employees [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Awards granted, Number of shares 6,959,210us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Employees [Member] | Employee Plan 2014 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Awards granted, Number of shares 6,959,210us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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2005 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2005
Options granted and vested 66,000stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
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Options waived at grant (15,000)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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= stm_TwoThousandFiveMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
2006 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2006
Options granted and vested 66,000stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
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= stm_TwoThousandSixMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
Options waived at grant (15,000)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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= stm_TwoThousandSixMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
2007 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2007
Options granted and vested 165,000stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
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= stm_TwoThousandSevenMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
Options waived at grant (22,500)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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= stm_TwoThousandSevenMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
2008 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2008
Options granted and vested 165,000stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= stm_TwoThousandEightMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
Options waived at grant (22,500)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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= stm_TwoThousandEightMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
2009 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2009
Options granted and vested 165,000stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
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= stm_TwoThousandNineMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
Options waived at grant (7,500)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= stm_TwoThousandNineMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
2010 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2010
Options granted and vested 172,500stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= stm_TwoThousandTenMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
Options waived at grant (7,500)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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= stm_TwoThousandTenMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
2011 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2011
Options granted and vested 172,500stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
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= stm_TwoThousandElevenMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
Options waived at grant (30,000)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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= stm_TwoThousandElevenMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
2012 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2012
Options granted and vested 180,000stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
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= stm_TwoThousandTwelveMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
Options waived at grant (22,500)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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= stm_TwoThousandTwelveMember
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= stm_SupervisoryBoardMember
2013 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2013
Options granted and vested 0stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
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Options waived at grant 0stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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= stm_TwoThousandThirteenMember
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2014 [Member] | Supervisory Board [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Year of grant 2014
Options granted and vested 0stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantedAndVestedInPeriod
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Options waived at grant 0stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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May 30, 2012 [Member] | Employees [Member] | 2012 CEO Special Bonus [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Grant date of Nonvested share May 30, 2012
Awards granted, Number of shares 100,862us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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July 23, 2012 [Member] | Employees [Member] | Employee Plan 2012 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Grant date of Nonvested share Jul. 23, 2012
Awards granted, Number of shares 6,216,285us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Options waived at grant (2,400)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesWaived
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= stm_TwentyThreeJulyTwoThousandTwelveMember
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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award, Number of shares lost on performance (1,991,558)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesLostOnPerformance
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= stm_TwentyThreeJulyTwoThousandTwelveMember
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December 21, 2012 [Member] | Employees [Member] | Employee Plan 2012 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Grant date of Nonvested share Dec. 21, 2012
Awards granted, Number of shares 304,480us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= stm_TwentyOneDecemberTwoThousandTwelveMember
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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award, Number of shares lost on performance (100,373)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesLostOnPerformance
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July 22, 2013 [Member] | Employees [Member] | 2013 CEO Special Bonus [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Grant date of Nonvested share Jul. 22, 2013
Awards granted, Number of shares 42,565us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= stm_TwentyTwoJulyTwoThousandThirteenMember
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July 22, 2013 [Member] | Employees [Member] | Employee Plan 2013 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Grant date of Nonvested share Jul. 22, 2013
Awards granted, Number of shares 5,750,730us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award, Number of shares lost on performance (1,832,360)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesLostOnPerformance
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= stm_TwentyTwoJulyTwoThousandThirteenMember
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December 18, 2013 [Member] | Employees [Member] | Employee Plan 2013 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Grant date of Nonvested share Dec. 18, 2013
Awards granted, Number of shares 659,515us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= stm_EighteenDecemberTwoThousandThirteenMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
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= stm_EmployeesMember
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award, Number of shares lost on performance (157,858)stm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesLostOnPerformance
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December 27, 2013 [Member] | Employees [Member] | Employee Plan 2013 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Grant date of Nonvested share Dec. 27, 2013
Awards granted, Number of shares 1,800us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= stm_TwentySevenDecemberTwoThousandThirteenMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
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July 22, 2014 [Member] | Employees [Member] | Employee Plan 2014 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Grant date of Nonvested share Jul. 22, 2014
Awards granted, Number of shares 6,458,435us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= stm_TwentyTwoJulyTwoThousandFourteenMember
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December 18, 2014 [Member] | Employees [Member] | Employee Plan 2014 [Member]  
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Grant date of Nonvested share Dec. 18, 2014
Awards granted, Number of shares 500,775us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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