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Stock-based compensation (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011
years
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Dec. 31, 2010
years
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Dec. 31, 2009
years
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| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, Fair value assumptions, Method used |
Black-Scholes option-pricing model |
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| Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract] |
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| Share-based compensation expense |
$ 269 |
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$ 190 |
$ 186 |
| Weighted average assumptions used [Abstract] |
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| Weighted average grant date fair value, per share (in dollars per share) |
$ 10.37 |
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$ 6.61 |
$ 5.43 |
| Expected volatility (in hundredths) |
30.00% |
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32.00% |
48.00% |
| Expected lives (in years) |
6.9 |
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6.4 |
5.9 |
| Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths) |
2.61% |
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2.83% |
2.63% |
| Expected dividend yields (in hundredths) |
1.51% |
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2.08% |
2.94% |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |
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| Weighted-average price, End of period (in dollars per share) |
$ 25.79 |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding [Roll Forward] |
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| Options outstanding, Ending balance (in shares) |
113,273,394 |
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| Shares available for future grant and reserved for issuance [Abstract] |
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| Reserved for issuance (in shares) |
252,351,054 |
[1] |
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| Shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options and RSUs |
(137,336,002) |
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| Available for future grants |
115,015,052 |
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| Shares credited to directors deferred compensation account |
123,667 |
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| Future compensation cost not yet recognized in the statements of income |
477 |
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| Future compensation costs to be recognized in 2012 |
192 |
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| Future compensation costs to be recognized in 2013 |
153 |
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| Future compensation costs to be recognized in 2014 |
98 |
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| Future compensation costs to be recognized in 2015 |
34 |
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| Effects on shares outstanding and treasury shares [Abstract] |
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| Treasury shares issued to settle stock options exercised in period (in shares) |
27,308,311 |
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19,077,274 |
6,695,583 |
| Previously unissued shares issued to settle stock options exercised in period (in shares) |
390,438 |
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342,380 |
93,648 |
| Treasury shares issued to settle RSUs vesting in period (in shares) |
3,822,475 |
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1,392,790 |
977,728 |
| Previously unissued shares issued to settle RSUs vesting in period (in shares) |
73,852 |
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| Effect on cash flow [Abstract] |
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| Cash received from the exercise of options |
690 |
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407 |
109 |
| Related net tax impact realized from exercise of stock options |
45 |
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21 |
(2) |
| Excess tax benefits realized from exercise of stock options |
31 |
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13 |
1 |
| Long-term incentive and director compensation plan [Abstract] |
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| Long-term incentive plan RSU conversion to common stock feature |
Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of TI common stock on the vesting date |
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Stock options [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share, Beginning of period (in dollars per share) |
$ 27.70 |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share, Granted (in dollars per share) |
$ 34.55 |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share, Expired and forfeited (in dollars per share) |
$ 42.59 |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share of options, Exercised (in dollars per share) |
$ 24.91 |
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| Weighted-average price, End of period (in dollars per share) |
$ 25.79 |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, Award vesting rights (in hundredths) |
0.25 |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, Award vesting period |
4 years |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, Award vesting period for retirement eligible employees (in months) |
6 months |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, Look back period to determine option life |
10 years |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding [Roll Forward] |
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| Options outstanding, Beginning balance (in shares) |
150,135,013 |
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| Granted (in shares) |
10,310,816 |
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| Expired and forfeited (in shares) |
(22,906,524) |
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| Exercised (in shares) |
(25,582,194) |
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| Options outstanding, Ending balance (in shares) |
113,273,394 |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award additional disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options exercised in period, aggregate Intrinsic value |
231 |
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140 |
21 |
| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, vested and expected to vest [Abstract] |
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| Number of outstanding shares (in shares) |
112,230,358 |
[2] |
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| Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years) |
4.5 |
[2] |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share) |
$ 26.03 |
[2] |
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| Intrinsic value (millions of dollars) |
539 |
[2] |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, exercisable [Abstract] |
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| Number of options exercisable |
82,234,319 |
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| Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years) |
3.2 |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share (in dollars per share) |
$ 25.97 |
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| Intrinsic value (millions of dollars) |
370 |
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| Shares available for future grant and reserved for issuance [Abstract] |
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| Expected forfeitures in period |
1,000,000 |
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| Future compensation cost not yet recognized in the statements of income |
144 |
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Restricted stock units [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, Award vesting period |
4 years |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, nonvested [Roll Forward] |
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| Awards outstanding other than options, Beginning balance (in shares) |
18,567,365 |
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| Granted (in shares) |
5,879,409 |
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| Vested RSUs (in shares) |
(5,359,066) |
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| Expired and forfeited (in shares) |
(613,636) |
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| Awards outstanding other than options, Ending balance (in shares) |
23,358,846 |
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18,567,365 |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award additional disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Weighted-average grant date fair value per share price, Beginning of period (in dollars per share) |
$ 23.06 |
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| Granted (in dollars per share) |
$ 33.20 |
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$ 23.47 |
$ 15.78 |
| Expired and forfeited (in dollars per share) |
$ 24.43 |
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| Vested RSUs (in dollars per share) |
$ 28.96 |
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| Weighted-average grant date fair value per share price, Ending of period (in dollars per share) |
$ 25.09 |
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$ 23.06 |
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| Weighted-average grant-date fair value of RSUs granted during the year (in dollars per share) |
$ 33.20 |
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$ 23.47 |
$ 15.78 |
| The total fair value of shares vested from RSU grants |
155 |
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51 |
28 |
| Common shares authorized for issuance pursuant to long term incentive plan |
1 |
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| Shares available for future grant and reserved for issuance [Abstract] |
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| Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding, excluding effect of forfeitures |
543 |
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| Future compensation cost not yet recognized in the statements of income |
333 |
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| Long-term incentive and director compensation plan [Abstract] |
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| Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of TI common stock on the vesting date, which is generally four years after the date of grant |
4 years |
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TI employees 2005 stock purchase plan [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share, Beginning of period (in dollars per share) |
$ 27.83 |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share, Granted (in dollars per share) |
$ 26.04 |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share of options, Exercised (in dollars per share) |
$ 26.66 |
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| Weighted-average price, End of period (in dollars per share) |
$ 25.29 |
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$ 27.83 |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding [Roll Forward] |
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| Options outstanding, Beginning balance (in shares) |
487,871 |
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| Granted (in shares) |
2,200,718 |
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| Exercised (in shares) |
(2,108,494) |
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| Options outstanding, Ending balance (in shares) |
580,095 |
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487,871 |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award additional disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Weighted-average grant-date fair value of employee stock purchase plan options |
$ 4.59 |
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$ 3.97 |
$ 3.13 |
| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options exercised in period, aggregate Intrinsic value |
10 |
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9 |
10 |
| Shares available for future grant and reserved for issuance [Abstract] |
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| Reserved for issuance (in shares) |
27,967,317 |
[1] |
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| Shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options and RSUs |
(580,095) |
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| Available for future grants |
27,387,222 |
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| Employee stock purchase plan [Abstract] |
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| The percent of the underlying common stock's market price participants pay for options (in hundredths) |
85.00% |
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| Option term (in months) |
3 months |
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Long-term incentive and director compensation plans [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, Award vesting period |
4 years |
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| Shares available for future grant and reserved for issuance [Abstract] |
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| Reserved for issuance (in shares) |
224,383,737 |
[1] |
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| Shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options and RSUs |
(136,755,907) |
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| Available for future grants |
87,627,830 |
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| Long-term incentive and director compensation plan [Abstract] |
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| Long-term incentive and director compensation plans option pricing (in hundredths) |
100.00% |
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| Term of the long term incentive stock options |
10 |
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Cost of revenue (COR) [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract] |
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| Share-based compensation expense |
40 |
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36 |
35 |
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Research and development (R&D) [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract] |
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| Share-based compensation expense |
58 |
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53 |
54 |
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Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract] |
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| Share-based compensation expense |
121 |
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101 |
97 |
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Acquisition charges [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract] |
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| Share-based compensation expense |
50 |
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0 |
0 |
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National [Member]
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| Shares available for future grant and reserved for issuance [Abstract] |
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| Future compensation cost not yet recognized in the statements of income |
68 |
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National [Member] | Stock options [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |
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| Weighted-average exercise price per share, Assumed in National aquisition (in dollars per share) |
$ 15.75 |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding [Roll Forward] |
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| Assumued in National acquisition (in shares) |
1,316,283 |
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| Shares available for future grant and reserved for issuance [Abstract] |
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| Future compensation cost not yet recognized in the statements of income |
2 |
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National [Member] | Restricted stock units [Member]
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, nonvested [Roll Forward] |
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| Assumed in National acquisition (in shares) |
4,884,774 |
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award additional disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Assumed in National acquisition (in dollars per share) |
$ 27.22 |
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| Shares available for future grant and reserved for issuance [Abstract] |
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| Future compensation cost not yet recognized in the statements of income |
$ 66 |
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