QUALCOMM Incorporated Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Basis of Presentation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2015

Total share-based compensation expense, related to all of the Company’s share-based awards, was comprised as follows (in millions):



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 29, 2015			March 30, 2014			March 29, 2015			March 30, 2014
Cost of equipment and services revenues	$	11		$	13		$	23		$	25
Research and development	158			163			333			336
Selling, general and administrative	80			75			166			171
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes	249			251			522			532
Related income tax benefit	(43		)	(53		)	(86		)	(109		)
	$	206		$	198		$	436		$	423