Segment Information (Tables)
| 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 25, 2011 |
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| Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| Revenues, EBT and total assets for reportable segments | The table below presents revenues, EBT and total assets for reportable segments (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QCT | | QTL | | QWI | | QSI* | | Reconciling Items* | | Total* | 2011 | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 8,859 |
| | $ | 5,422 |
| | $ | 656 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 20 |
| | $ | 14,957 |
| EBT | 2,056 |
| | 4,753 |
| | (152 | ) | | (132 | ) | | (838 | ) | | 5,687 |
| Total assets | 1,569 |
| | 36 |
| | 136 |
| | 2,386 |
| | 32,295 |
| | 36,422 |
| 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 6,695 |
| | $ | 3,659 |
| | $ | 628 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 10,982 |
| EBT | 1,693 |
| | 3,020 |
| | 12 |
| | 7 |
| | (239 | ) | | 4,493 |
| Total assets | 1,085 |
| | 28 |
| | 129 |
| | 2,745 |
| | 26,585 |
| | 30,572 |
| 2009 | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 6,135 |
| | $ | 3,605 |
| | $ | 641 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 6 |
| | $ | 10,387 |
| EBT | 1,441 |
| | 3,068 |
| | 20 |
| | (54 | ) | | (2,072 | ) | | 2,403 |
| Total assets | 892 |
| | 89 |
| | 142 |
| | 1,614 |
| | 24,708 |
| | 27,445 |
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*Revenues and EBT for fiscal 2010 and 2009 were adjusted to present discontinued operations (Note 11). Share-based payments that had been included in reconciling items and QSI revenues and EBT have been adjusted to conform for all periods presented. |
| Revenues aggregated into the QWI reportable segment | Revenues from each of the Company’s divisions aggregated into the QWI reportable segment were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | QES | $ | 395 |
| | $ | 376 |
| | $ | 344 |
| QIS | 150 |
| | 173 |
| | 229 |
| QGOV | 100 |
| | 74 |
| | 66 |
| Firethorn | 11 |
| | 7 |
| | 3 |
| Eliminations | — |
| | (2 | ) | | (1 | ) | | $ | 656 |
| | $ | 628 |
| | $ | 641 |
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| Reconciling items - revenue | Other reconciling items were comprised as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | | 2010* | | 2009* | Revenues | | | | | | Elimination of intersegment revenues | $ | (3 | ) | | $ | (10 | ) | | $ | (15 | ) | Other nonreportable segments | 23 |
| | 10 |
| | 21 |
| | $ | 20 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 6 |
| EBT | | | | | | Unallocated cost of equipment and services revenues | $ | (210 | ) | | $ | (42 | ) | | $ | (40 | ) | Unallocated research and development expenses | (553 | ) | | (401 | ) | | (372 | ) | Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses | (506 | ) | | (336 | ) | | (293 | ) | Unallocated other operating expenses | — |
| | — |
| | (1,013 | ) | Unallocated investment income (loss), net | 756 |
| | 767 |
| | (141 | ) | Other nonreportable segments | (324 | ) | | (224 | ) | | (206 | ) | Intersegment eliminations | (1 | ) | | (3 | ) | | (7 | ) | | $ | (838 | ) | | $ | (239 | ) | | $ | (2,072 | ) |
*As adjusted for discontinued operations (Note 11) |
| Reconciling items - EBT | Other reconciling items were comprised as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | | 2010* | | 2009* | Revenues | | | | | | Elimination of intersegment revenues | $ | (3 | ) | | $ | (10 | ) | | $ | (15 | ) | Other nonreportable segments | 23 |
| | 10 |
| | 21 |
| | $ | 20 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 6 |
| EBT | | | | | | Unallocated cost of equipment and services revenues | $ | (210 | ) | | $ | (42 | ) | | $ | (40 | ) | Unallocated research and development expenses | (553 | ) | | (401 | ) | | (372 | ) | Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses | (506 | ) | | (336 | ) | | (293 | ) | Unallocated other operating expenses | — |
| | — |
| | (1,013 | ) | Unallocated investment income (loss), net | 756 |
| | 767 |
| | (141 | ) | Other nonreportable segments | (324 | ) | | (224 | ) | | (206 | ) | Intersegment eliminations | (1 | ) | | (3 | ) | | (7 | ) | | $ | (838 | ) | | $ | (239 | ) | | $ | (2,072 | ) |
*As adjusted for discontinued operations (Note 11) |
| Revenues from external customers and intersegment revenues | Specified items included in segment EBT were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QCT | | QTL | | QWI | | QSI* | 2011 | | | | | | | | Revenues from external customers | $ | 8,856 |
| | $ | 5,422 |
| | $ | 656 |
| | $ | — |
| Intersegment revenues | 3 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Interest income | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | 20 |
| Interest expense | 1 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 99 |
| 2010 | | | | | | | | Revenues from external customers | $ | 6,686 |
| | $ | 3,659 |
| | $ | 628 |
| | $ | — |
| Intersegment revenues | 9 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Interest income | 1 |
| | 2 |
| | 2 |
| | 8 |
| Interest expense | 1 |
| | — |
| | (4 | ) | | 27 |
| 2009 | | | | | | | | Revenues from external customers | $ | 6,125 |
| | $ | 3,603 |
| | $ | 638 |
| | $ | — |
| Intersegment revenues | 10 |
| | 2 |
| | 3 |
| | — |
| Interest income | 4 |
| | 12 |
| | 1 |
| | 3 |
| Interest expense | — |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | — |
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*As adjusted for discontinued operations (Note 11) |
| Sales information by geographic area | Sales information by geographic area was as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | | 2010* | | 2009* | China | $ | 4,744 |
| | $ | 3,194 |
| | $ | 2,378 |
| South Korea | 2,887 |
| | 2,913 |
| | 3,655 |
| Taiwan | 2,550 |
| | 1,360 |
| | 831 |
| Japan | 1,165 |
| | 1,018 |
| | 1,098 |
| United States | 897 |
| | 555 |
| | 603 |
| Other foreign | 2,714 |
| | 1,942 |
| | 1,822 |
| | $ | 14,957 |
| | $ | 10,982 |
| | $ | 10,387 |
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*As adjusted for discontinued operations (Note 11) |