Commitments and Contingencies Legal Proceedings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 27, 2015 |
Sep. 29, 2013 |
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| Assessment of SEC and DOJ investigation | As previously disclosed, the Company discovered, and as a part of its cooperation with these investigations informed the SEC and the DOJ of, instances in which special hiring consideration, gifts or other benefits (collectively, benefits) were provided to several individuals associated with Chinese state-owned companies or agencies. Based on the facts currently known, the Company believes the aggregate monetary value of the benefits in question to be less than $250,000, excluding employment compensation. | |
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| ParkerVision verdict amount | $ 173 | |
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Describes management's process to evaluate the contingency matter and to estimate the impact on the financial statements and ongoing operations, such as added credit risk or loss of customers, including pertinent information to adequately disclose the matter and significant assumptions underlying the estimates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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