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Basis of Presentation (Policies)
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6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 30, 2014
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| Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| Fiscal Period, Policy |
The Company operates and reports using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in September. Each of the three-month and six-month periods ended March 30, 2014 and March 31, 2013 included 13 weeks and 26 weeks
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| Earnings Per Common Share |
Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income attributable to Qualcomm by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income attributable to Qualcomm by the combination of dilutive common share equivalents, comprised of shares issuable under the Company’s share-based compensation plans and shares subject to written put options, if any, and the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Dilutive common share equivalents include the dilutive effect of in-the-money share equivalents, which are calculated based on the average share price for each period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price of an award, if any, the amount of compensation cost for future service that the Company has not yet recognized, if any, and the estimated tax benefits that would be recorded in paid-in capital when an award is settled, if any, are assumed to be used to repurchase shares in the current period. The dilutive common share equivalents, calculated using the treasury stock method, for the three and six months ended March 30, 2014 were 30,989,000 and 32,656,000, respectively. The dilutive common share equivalents, calculated using the treasury stock method, for the three and six months ended March 31, 2013 were 41,007,000 and 41,235,000, respectively.
Shares of common stock equivalents outstanding that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the effect would be anti-dilutive or certain performance conditions were not satisfied at the end of the period were 12,000 and 413,000 during the three and six months ended March 30, 2014, respectively, and 402,000 and 524,000 during the three and six months ended March 31, 2013
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