Acquisitions Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation (Tables) |
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| Acquisitions [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block] |
The allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values was as follows (in millions):
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| Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] |
The following table presents the unaudited pro forma results for fiscal 2011 and 2010. The unaudited pro forma financial information combines the results of operations of Qualcomm and Atheros as though the companies had been combined as of the beginning of fiscal 2010, and the pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at such times. The unaudited pro forma results presented include amortization charges for acquired intangible assets, eliminations of intercompany transactions, adjustments for increased fair value of acquired inventory, adjustments for incremental stock-based compensation expense related to the unearned portion of Atheros stock options and restricted stock units assumed, adjustments for depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment and related tax effects.
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| Schedule of Certain Acquired Goodwill Assets by Segment [Table Text Block] |
During fiscal 2011, the Company acquired nine other businesses for total cash consideration of $466 million. Technology-based intangible assets recognized in the amount of $150 million are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted-average useful life of five years. Goodwill recognized in these transactions, of which $234 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes, was assigned to the Company’s reportable segments as follows (in millions):
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