Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
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6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | |||
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Mar. 29, 2015
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Mar. 30, 2014
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Apr. 22, 2015
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Mar. 09, 2015
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Mar. 04, 2014
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Stock repurchase program [Abstract] | |||||
Shares repurchased and retired, shares | 50,699,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares | 27,586,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares | |||
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock, Before Commissions | $ 3,600,000,000qcom_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStockBeforeCommissions | $ 2,000,000,000qcom_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStockBeforeCommissions | |||
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount | 14,500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1 | ||||
Authorized amount | 15,000,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 | ||||
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Stock repurchase program [Abstract] | |||||
Shares repurchased and retired, shares |
5,061,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock, Before Commissions |
345,000,000qcom_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStockBeforeCommissions / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
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Stock repurchase program [Abstract] | |||||
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount |
2,100,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1 / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = qcom_PriorReplacedMember |
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Authorized amount |
$ 7,800,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1 / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = qcom_PriorReplacedMember |
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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period before commissions. No definition available.
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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized. No definition available.
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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized. No definition available.
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