Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information (Tables)

v3.10.0.1
Segment Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Revenues and EBT for reportable segments
The table below presents revenues, EBT and total assets for reportable segments (in millions):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
QCT
$
17,282

 
$
16,479

 
$
15,409

QTL
5,163

 
6,445

 
7,664

QSI
100

 
113

 
47

Reconciling items
187

 
(746
)
 
434

Total
$
22,732

 
$
22,291

 
$
23,554

EBT
 
 
 
 
 
QCT
$
2,966

 
$
2,747

 
$
1,812

QTL
3,525

 
5,175

 
6,528

QSI
24

 
65

 
386

Reconciling items
(6,002
)
 
(4,967
)
 
(1,893
)
Total
$
513

 
$
3,020

 
$
6,833

Assets
 
 
 
 
 
QCT
$
3,041

 
$
3,830

 
$
2,995

QTL
1,472

 
1,735

 
644

QSI
1,279

 
1,037

 
910

Reconciling items
26,894

 
58,884

 
47,810

Total
$
32,686

 
$
65,486

 
$
52,359


Revenue from external customers attributed to foreign countries by geographic area
Revenues by country were as follows (in millions):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
China (including Hong Kong)
$
15,149

 
$
14,579

 
$
13,503

South Korea
3,175

 
3,538

 
3,918

United States
603

 
513

 
386

Other foreign
3,805

 
3,661

 
5,747

 
$
22,732

 
$
22,291

 
$
23,554

Reconciling items for reportable segments - revenues
Reconciling items for revenues and EBT in a previous table were as follows (in millions):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Nonreportable segments
$
287

 
$
311

 
$
438

Reduction to revenues related to BlackBerry arbitration decision

 
(962
)
 

Other unallocated reductions to revenues
(100
)
 
(95
)
 

Intersegment eliminations

 

 
(4
)
 
$
187

 
$
(746
)

$
434

EBT
 
 
 
 
 
Reduction to revenues related to BlackBerry arbitration decision
$

 
$
(962
)
 
$

Other unallocated reductions to revenues
(100
)
 
(95
)
 

Unallocated cost of revenues
(486
)
 
(517
)
 
(495
)
Unallocated research and development expenses
(1,154
)
 
(1,056
)
 
(799
)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses
(576
)
 
(647
)
 
(478
)
Unallocated other expenses (Note 2)
(3,135
)
 
(1,742
)
 
(154
)
Unallocated interest expense
(761
)
 
(488
)
 
(292
)
Unallocated investment and other income, net
566

 
913

 
667

Nonreportable segments
(356
)
 
(373
)
 
(342
)
 
$
(6,002
)
 
$
(4,967
)
 
$
(1,893
)
Reconciling items for reportable segments - Revenues and EBT
Unallocated acquisition-related expenses were comprised as follows (in millions):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Cost of revenues
$
449

 
$
437

 
$
434

Research and development expenses
6

 
20

 
10

Selling, general and administrative expenses
327

 
272

 
99

Reconciling items for revenues and EBT in a previous table were as follows (in millions):
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Nonreportable segments
$
287

 
$
311

 
$
438

Reduction to revenues related to BlackBerry arbitration decision

 
(962
)
 

Other unallocated reductions to revenues
(100
)
 
(95
)
 

Intersegment eliminations

 

 
(4
)
 
$
187

 
$
(746
)

$
434

EBT
 
 
 
 
 
Reduction to revenues related to BlackBerry arbitration decision
$

 
$
(962
)
 
$

Other unallocated reductions to revenues
(100
)
 
(95
)
 

Unallocated cost of revenues
(486
)
 
(517
)
 
(495
)
Unallocated research and development expenses
(1,154
)
 
(1,056
)
 
(799
)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses
(576
)
 
(647
)
 
(478
)
Unallocated other expenses (Note 2)
(3,135
)
 
(1,742
)
 
(154
)
Unallocated interest expense
(761
)
 
(488
)
 
(292
)
Unallocated investment and other income, net
566

 
913

 
667

Nonreportable segments
(356
)
 
(373
)
 
(342
)
 
$
(6,002
)
 
$
(4,967
)
 
$
(1,893
)