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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 25, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Changes in stockholders' equity
Changes in stockholders’ equity for the six months ended March 25, 2012 were as follows (in millions):
 
Qualcomm Stockholders’ Equity
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at September 25, 2011
$
26,951

 
$
21

 
$
26,972

Net income (loss) (1)
3,631

 
(37
)
 
3,594

Other comprehensive income (loss)
456

 
(1
)
 
455

Common stock issued under employee benefit plans and the related tax benefits, net of shares withheld for tax
1,189

 
—

 
1,189

Share-based compensation
499

 
—

 
499

Dividends
(745
)
 
—

 
(745
)
Stock repurchases
(99
)
 
—

 
(99
)
Other
—

 
5

 
5

Balance at March 25, 2012
$
31,882

 
$
(12
)
 
$
31,870


(1) Discontinued operations, net of income taxes, (Note 8) was attributable to Qualcomm.
Cash dividends
During the six months ended March 25, 2012 and March 27, 2011, dividends charged to retained earnings were as follows (in millions, except per share data):
 
2012
 
2011
 
Per Share
 
Total
 
Per Share
 
Total
First Quarter
$
0.215

 
$
368

 
$
0.190

 
$
314

Second Quarter
0.215

 
377

 
0.190

 
319

 
$
0.430

 
$
745

 
$
0.380

 
$
633