Description of Business, Including Segment Information - Schedule of Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 4,116	$ 3,675	$ 11,211	$ 9,956
Operating profit	1,788	1,408	4,520	3,523
Analog
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,698	2,323	7,365	6,246
Operating profit	1,268	957	3,280	2,426
Embedded Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	931	795	2,602	2,279
Operating profit	325	224	836	603
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	487	557	1,244	1,431
Operating profit	$ 195	$ 227	$ 404	$ 494