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Sep. 25, 2011 |
Sep. 26, 2010 |
Sep. 27, 2009 |
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Number of aggregated divisions | 4 | ||
Revenues, EBT and Total Assets for Reportable Segments [Line items] | |||
FLO TV assets included in QSI's assets | $ 913,000,000 | $ 1,300,000,000 | $ 1,300,000,000 |
Investments in equity method investees included in QSI's assets | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
QMT included in reconciling items | 806,000,000 | 384,000,000 | 389,000,000 |
Net book values of long-lived assets located outside of the United States | 629,000,000 | 221,000,000 | 256,000,000 |
Net book values of long-lived assets located in the United States | 1,800,000,000 | 2,200,000,000 | 2,100,000,000 |
Unallocated cost of equipment and services revenue resulting from acquisitions | 143,000,000 | ||
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from acquisitions | 59,000,000 | ||
Unallocated research and development expenses resulting from acquisitions | $ 6,000,000 |
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- Definition This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investments in equity method investees, included in the entity's QSI reportable segment.
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- Definition This element represents the aggregate amount of assets related to the discontinued FLO TV business that are included in the entity's QSI reportable segment.
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- Definition The number of divisions the Company aggregates into the Qualcomm Wireless and Internet segment (QWI). QWI is comprised of: Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS), Qualcomm Government Technologies (QGOV), Qualcomm Enterprise Services (QES), and Firethorn.
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- Definition This element represents the aggregate amount of assets related to the QMT division that are included in reconciling items for total assets.
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- Definition Amount of cost of equipment and services revenues included in reconciling items in the reconciliation of total segment profit or loss with consolidated profit or loss related to the step-up of inventories to fair value and amortization of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions.
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- Definition Amount of research and development expenses included in reconciling items in the reconciliation of total segment profit or loss with consolidated profit or loss related to the step-up of inventories to fair value and amortization of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions.
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- Definition Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses that are not allocated to segments and are therefore included in the reconciliation of total profit or loss from reportable segments to the entity's consolidated income before income taxes.
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- Definition Amount of long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets, located in the entity's country of domicile. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets, located in foreign countries in total in which the entity holds assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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