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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Other Current Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 29, 2015
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Sep. 28, 2014
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| Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract] | ||
| Customer incentives and other customer-related liabilities | $ 1,452qcom_CustomerRelatedLiabilitiesIncludingIncentivesRebatesAndOtherLiabilities | $ 1,777qcom_CustomerRelatedLiabilitiesIncludingIncentivesRebatesAndOtherLiabilities |
| Other | 416us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent | 466us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent |
| Other current liabilities | $ 1,868us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent | $ 2,243us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent |
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- Definition
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of any customer-related liabilities, including customer incentives, rebates and other accrued liabilities. No definition available.
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- Definition
Aggregate carrying amount of current liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer) not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Includes costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered and of liabilities not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Details
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- Definition
Obligations not otherwise itemized or categorized in the footnotes to the financial statements that are due within one year or operating cycle, if longer, from the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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