Description of Business, Including Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,675	$ 3,429	$ 9,956	$ 9,811
Operating profit	1,395	1,164	3,480	3,132
Analog
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,323	2,182	6,246	6,266
Operating profit	949	812	2,399	2,261
Embedded Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	795	725	2,279	2,087
Operating profit	220	174	591	432
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	557	522	1,431	1,458
Operating profit	$ 226	$ 178	$ 490	$ 439