Description of Business, Including Segment Information - Schedule of Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,402	$ 3,008
Operating profit	1,252	984
Analog
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,256	1,879
Operating profit	935	688
Embedded Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	803	729
Operating profit	240	187
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	343	400
Operating profit	$ 77	$ 109