Description of Business, Including Segment and Geographic Area Information - Schedule of Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,789	$ 3,402
Operating profit	1,548	1,252
Analog
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,566	2,256
Operating profit	1,166	935
Embedded Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	926	803
Operating profit	328	240
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	297	343
Operating profit	$ 54	$ 77