Description of Business, Including Segment and Geographic Area Information - Schedule of Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 3,350	$ 3,771	$ 3,668	$ 3,594	$ 3,717	$ 4,261	$ 4,017	$ 3,789	$ 14,383	$ 15,784	$ 14,961
Total operating profit	$ 1,249	$ 1,589	$ 1,506	$ 1,379	$ 1,516	$ 1,937	$ 1,712	$ 1,548	5,723	6,713	6,083
Analog
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									10,223	10,801	9,900
Total operating profit									4,477	5,109	4,468
Embedded Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									2,943	3,554	3,498
Total operating profit									907	1,205	1,143
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									1,217	1,429	1,563
Total operating profit									$ 339	$ 399	$ 472