Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information (Tables)

v3.8.0.1
Segment Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Revenues and EBT for reportable segments
The table below presents revenues, EBT and total assets for reportable segments (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
QCT
$
16,479

 
$
15,409

 
$
17,154

QTL
6,445

 
7,664

 
7,947

QSI
113

 
47

 
4

Reconciling Items
(746
)
 
434

 
176

Total
$
22,291

 
$
23,554

 
$
25,281

EBT
 
 
 
 
 
QCT
$
2,747

 
$
1,812

 
$
2,465

QTL
5,175

 
6,528

 
6,882

QSI
65

 
386

 
(74
)
Reconciling Items
(4,967
)
 
(1,893
)
 
(2,786
)
Total
$
3,020

 
$
6,833

 
$
6,487

Assets
 
 
 
 
 
QCT
$
3,830

 
$
2,995

 
$
2,923

QTL
1,735

 
644

 
438

QSI
1,037

 
910

 
812

Reconciling Items
58,884

 
47,810

 
46,623

Total
$
65,486

 
$
52,359

 
$
50,796


Revenue from external customers attributed to foreign countries by geographic area
Revenues by country were as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
China (including Hong Kong)
$
14,579

 
$
13,503

 
$
13,337

South Korea
3,538

 
3,918

 
4,107

United States
513

 
386

 
246

Other foreign
3,661

 
5,747

 
7,591

 
$
22,291

 
$
23,554

 
$
25,281

Reconciling items for reportable segments - revenues
Reconciling items in the previous table were as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Nonreportable segments
$
311

 
$
438

 
$
181

BlackBerry arbitration
(962
)
 

 

Unallocated other revenues
(95
)
 

 

Intersegment eliminations

 
(4
)
 
(5
)
 
$
(746
)
 
$
434


$
176

EBT
 
 
 
 
 
BlackBerry arbitration
$
(962
)
 
$

 
$

Unallocated other revenues
(95
)
 

 

Unallocated cost of revenues
(517
)
 
(495
)
 
(314
)
Unallocated research and development expenses
(1,056
)
 
(799
)
 
(809
)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses
(647
)
 
(478
)
 
(497
)
Unallocated other expense, net
(1,742
)
 
(154
)
 
(1,289
)
Unallocated interest expense
(488
)
 
(292
)
 
(101
)
Unallocated investment and other income, net
913

 
667

 
855

Nonreportable segments
(373
)
 
(342
)
 
(630
)
Intersegment eliminations

 

 
(1
)
 
$
(4,967
)
 
$
(1,893
)
 
$
(2,786
)
Reconciling items for reportable segments - Revenues and EBT
Reconciling items in the previous table were as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Nonreportable segments
$
311

 
$
438

 
$
181

BlackBerry arbitration
(962
)
 

 

Unallocated other revenues
(95
)
 

 

Intersegment eliminations

 
(4
)
 
(5
)
 
$
(746
)
 
$
434


$
176

EBT
 
 
 
 
 
BlackBerry arbitration
$
(962
)
 
$

 
$

Unallocated other revenues
(95
)
 

 

Unallocated cost of revenues
(517
)
 
(495
)
 
(314
)
Unallocated research and development expenses
(1,056
)
 
(799
)
 
(809
)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses
(647
)
 
(478
)
 
(497
)
Unallocated other expense, net
(1,742
)
 
(154
)
 
(1,289
)
Unallocated interest expense
(488
)
 
(292
)
 
(101
)
Unallocated investment and other income, net
913

 
667

 
855

Nonreportable segments
(373
)
 
(342
)
 
(630
)
Intersegment eliminations

 

 
(1
)
 
$
(4,967
)
 
$
(1,893
)
 
$
(2,786
)
Unallocated acquisition-related expenses were comprised as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Cost of revenues
$
437

 
$
434

 
$
272

Research and development expenses
20

 
10

 
14

Selling, general and administrative expenses
272

 
99

 
72