QUALCOMM Incorporated Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information Document
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Acquisitions (Details)

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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2018	Mar. 25, 2018	Mar. 25, 2018	Feb. 20, 2018	Feb. 19, 2018	Sep. 24, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, principal amount		$ 21,000	$ 21,000			$ 21,000
Goodwill		6,676	$ 6,676			$ 6,623
NXP [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement			Oct. 27, 2016
Business acquisition, share price					$ 110.00
Business Combination, Termination Fee, Specified Circumstances, Payable to Acquirer			$ 1,250
Business Combination, Termination Fee, Specified Circumstances, Payable to Target			2,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 2,000	2,000
Amendment No.1 NXP Purchase Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement		Feb. 20, 2018
Cash consideration		$ 44,000
Business acquisition, share price				$ 127.50
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amendment No. 2 NXP Purchase Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement	Apr. 19, 2018
Minimum [Member] \| NXP [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interested acquired					80.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Amendment No.1 NXP Purchase Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interested acquired				70.00%
2016 Term Loan Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		4,000	4,000
2018 Term Loan Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		3,000	3,000
2018 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		3,000	3,000
May 2017 debt issuance [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, principal amount		$ 11,000	$ 11,000

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