CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 27, 2016 |
Mar. 29, 2015 |
Mar. 27, 2016 |
Mar. 29, 2015 |
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| Revenues: | ||||
| Equipment and services | $ 3,349 | $ 4,403 | $ 7,436 | $ 9,619 |
| Licensing | 2,202 | 2,491 | 3,890 | 4,374 |
| Total revenues | 5,551 | 6,894 | 11,326 | 13,993 |
| Costs and expenses: | ||||
| Cost of equipment and services revenues | 2,141 | 2,628 | 4,675 | 5,676 |
| Research and development | 1,301 | 1,375 | 2,653 | 2,726 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 619 | 545 | 1,198 | 1,128 |
| Other (Note 2) | 75 | 1,010 | (299) | 1,063 |
| Total costs and expenses | 4,136 | 5,558 | 8,227 | 10,593 |
| Operating income | 1,415 | 1,336 | 3,099 | 3,400 |
| Interest expense | (72) | (1) | (145) | (2) |
| Investment income, net (Note 2) | 127 | 204 | 226 | 439 |
| Income before income taxes | 1,470 | 1,539 | 3,180 | 3,837 |
| Income tax expense | (306) | (487) | (520) | (814) |
| Net income | 1,164 | 1,052 | 2,660 | 3,023 |
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Net income attributable to Qualcomm | $ 1,164 | $ 1,053 | $ 2,662 | $ 3,025 |
| Basic earnings per share attributable to Qualcomm | $ 0.78 | $ 0.64 | $ 1.78 | $ 1.83 |
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to Qualcomm | $ 0.78 | $ 0.63 | $ 1.77 | $ 1.80 |
| Shares used in per share calculations: | ||||
| Basic | 1,487 | 1,645 | 1,495 | 1,653 |
| Diluted | 1,498 | 1,667 | 1,507 | 1,677 |
| Dividends per share announced | $ 0.48 | $ 0.42 | $ 0.96 | $ 0.84 |
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- Definition Aggregate revenue during the period from equipment and services rendered in the normal course of business, after deducting allowances and discounts and the aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Revenue earned during the period relating to consideration received from another party for the right to use, but not own, certain of the entity's intangible assets. Licensing arrangements include, but are not limited to, rights to use a patent, copyright, technology, manufacturing process, software or trademark. Licensing fees are generally, but not always, fixed as to amount and not dependent upon the revenue generated by the licensing party. An entity may receive licensing fees for licenses that also generate royalty payments to the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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- Definition The net amount of other operating income and expenses, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, from items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operations. No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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