Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 3,150us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 2,983us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Cost of revenue (COR)	1,334us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	1,376us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
Gross profit	1,816us-gaap_GrossProfit	1,607us-gaap_GrossProfit
Research and development (R&D)	338us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	366us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)	439	479
Acquisition charges	83	83
Restructuring charges/other	(2)txn_RestructuringChargesOther	(11)txn_RestructuringChargesOther
Operating profit	958us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	690us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other income (expense), net (OI&E)	4us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	6us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Interest and debt expense	22us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense	25us-gaap_InterestAndDebtExpense
Income before income taxes	940	671
Provision for income taxes	284us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	184us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income	656us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	487us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Earnings per common share (EPS):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.62us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 0.44us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ 0.44us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Average shares outstanding (millions):
Basic (in shares)	1,046	1,081
Diluted (in shares)	1,061	1,096
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.34	$ 0.30
Net income	656us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	487us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Income allocated to RSUs	(9)	(7)
Income allocated to common stock for diluted EPS	$ 647	$ 480

A combination of Restructuring charges with one-time unusual benefits and charges that impact profit from operations but are not included in cost of revenue or operating expenses. Restructuring charges are comprised of costs associated with restructuring activities not otherwise specified in the taxonomy pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset and severance costs associated with established compensation plans.

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