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Stockholders' Equity Dividends (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | |||||
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Mar. 29, 2015
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Dec. 28, 2014
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Mar. 30, 2014
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Dec. 29, 2013
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Mar. 29, 2015
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Mar. 30, 2014
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Apr. 08, 2015
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Mar. 09, 2015
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| Percentage increase common stock dividend per share announced | 14.00%qcom_Percentageincreasecommonstockdividendpershareannounced | |||||||
| Dividends per share announced | $ 0.42us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.42us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.35us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.35us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.84us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.70us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | ||
| Dividends | $ 702us-gaap_Dividends | $ 710us-gaap_Dividends | $ 599us-gaap_Dividends | $ 599us-gaap_Dividends | $ 1,412us-gaap_Dividends | $ 1,198us-gaap_Dividends | ||
| Amount of Increased Common Stock Dividends per Share Announced | $ 0.48qcom_AmountOfIncreasedCommonStockDividendsPerShareAnnounced | |||||||
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$ 0.48us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
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| Dividends Payable, Date Declared | Apr. 08, 2015 | |||||||
| Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid | Jun. 24, 2015 | |||||||
| Dividends Payable, Date of Record | Jun. 03, 2015 | |||||||
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An announcement of the increased expected future quarterly cash dividend per share of common stock outstanding. No definition available.
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Percentage increase common stock dividend per share announced No definition available.
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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends declared, for example, but not limited to, common and preferred stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Date the dividend to be paid was declared, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in CCYY-MM-DD format. No definition available.
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