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Stock-based compensation - Director deferred compensation (Details) (Director)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Director
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance, Directors deferred compensation account (in shares) 129,264us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCommonStockReservedForFutureIssuance
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New shares deferred (in shares) 13,636txn_DeferredCompensationArrangementSharesaddedtoDeferredCompensationLiabilityforCompensationDeferredDuringPeriod
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Issued (in shares) (7,178)us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesIssued
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(12,909)us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesIssued
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(6,592)us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesIssued
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= us-gaap_DirectorMember
Ending balance, Directors deferred compensation account (in shares) 135,722us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCommonStockReservedForFutureIssuance
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129,264us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCommonStockReservedForFutureIssuance
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= us-gaap_DirectorMember