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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2011
Sep. 27, 2009
Apr. 26, 2009
Litigation [Abstract]      
Expiration date of subject patents Sep. 24, 2010
Litigation settlement, patent license and other related items [Abstract]      
Broadcom settlement     $ 891,000,000
Paid portion of Broadcom settlement 546,000,000    
Last payment date of the remaining payments of the Broadcom settlement April 2013    
Pretax charge of Broadcom settlement   783,000,000  
Carrying value and fair value of the settlement liability 335,000,000    
India spectrum acquisition and related debt [Abstract]      
Refinanced loans interest rate (in hundredths) 9.75%    
Interest rate spread (in hundredths) 0.25%    
Refinanced loans payment date December 2012    
Lender prepayment demand period 12/15/2011    
Carrying value of refinanced loans 1,100,000,000    
Purchase obligations [Abstract]      
Unrecorded noncancelable obligations for remainder of fiscal 2011 1,500,000,000    
Unrecorded noncancelable obligations for fiscal 2012 336,000,000    
Unrecorded noncancelable obligations for fiscal 2013 30,000,000    
Unrecorded noncancelable obligations for fiscal 2014 4,000,000    
Unrecorded noncancelable obligations for fiscal 2015 33,000,000    
Unrecorded noncancelable obligations thereafter 24,000,000    
Inventory purchase commitments for remainder of fiscal 2011 1,200,000,000    
Inventory purchase commitments for fiscal 2012 34,000,000    
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]      
Remainder of fiscal 2011 - Capital leases 2,000,000    
2012 - Capital leases 14,000,000    
2013 - Capital leases 14,000,000    
2014 - Capital leases 14,000,000    
2015 - Capital leases 14,000,000    
Thereafter - Capital leases 370,000,000    
Total minimum lease payments - Capital leases 428,000,000    
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]      
Remainder of fiscal 2011-Operating leases 23,000,000    
2012 - Operating leases 85,000,000    
2013 - Operating leases 46,000,000    
2014 - Operating leases 37,000,000    
2015 - Operating leases 27,000,000    
Thereafter - Operating leases 206,000,000    
Total minimum lease payments - Operating leases 424,000,000    
Total capital and operating leases, future minimum payments due [Abstract]      
Remainder of fiscal 2011-Total 25,000,000    
2012 - Total 99,000,000    
2013 - Total 60,000,000    
2014 - Total 51,000,000    
2015 - Total 41,000,000    
Thereafter - Total 576,000,000    
Total minimum lease payments - Total 852,000,000    
Deduct: Amounts representing interest - Capital leases 243,000,000    
Present value of minimum lease payments - Capital leases 185,000,000    
Deduct: Current portion of capital lease obligations 1,000,000    
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations 184,000,000    
Low range of noncancelable operating lease terms less than one year    
High range of noncancelable operating lease terms 35 years    
Low range of initial capital lease terms 5    
High range of initial capital lease terms 7    
Maximum number of capital lease renewal options 5    
Capital leases, remaining lease asset [Abstract]      
Total capital lease asset expected to be written off due to restructuring plan at the end of the contractual lease term 161,000,000    
Capital leases, remaining lease obligation [Abstract]      
Total capital lease obligation expected to be written off due to restructuring plan at the end of the contractual lease term $ 184,000,000