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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Changes in stockholders' equity
Changes in stockholders’ equity for the nine months ended June 26, 2011 were as follows (in millions):
 
QUALCOMM Stockholders’ Equity
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at September 26, 2010
$
20,858


 
$
—


 
$
20,858


Issuance of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests
16


 
40


 
56


Net income (loss)(1)
3,204


 
(10
)
 
3,194


Other comprehensive income
47


 
—


 
47


Common stock issued under employee benefit plans
2,355


 
—


 
2,355


Share-based compensation
587


 
—


 
587


Tax benefit from exercise of stock options
110


 
—


 
110


Dividends
(993
)
 
—


 
(993
)
Value of stock awards assumed in acquisition
106


 
—


 
106


Other
(19
)
 
—


 
(19
)
Balance at June 26, 2011
$
26,271


 
$
30


 
$
26,301




(1) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 10), was attributable to QUALCOMM.
Cash dividends
During the nine months ended June 26, 2011 and June 27, 2010, dividends charged to retained earnings were as follows (in millions, except per share data):
 
2011
 
2010
 
Per Share
 
Total
 
Per Share
 
Total
First Quarter
$
0.190


 
$
314


 
$
0.170


 
$
284


Second Quarter
0.190


 
319


 
0.170


 
279


Third Quarter
0.215


 
360


 
0.190


 
309


 
$
0.595


 
$
993


 
$
0.530


 
$
872