Employee Benefit Plans Equity Compensation Plans (Details) |
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Sep. 25, 2011
Qualcomm Equity Compensation Plans [Member]
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Sep. 25, 2011
Atheros Equity Compensation Plans [Member]
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Sep. 25, 2011
Equity Compensation Plans Consolidated [Member]
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Sep. 26, 2010
Equity Compensation Plans Consolidated [Member]
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Sep. 27, 2009
Equity Compensation Plans Consolidated [Member]
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| Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||
| Shares authorized | 483,284,000 | ||||
| Shares approved in March 2011 | 65,000,000 | ||||
| Reserved shares remaining | 276,131,000 | 9,733,000 | |||
| Stock awards assumed as a result of acquisitions | 9,564,000 | ||||
| Net share-based awards granted as a percentage of outstanding shares as of the beginning of each fiscal year | 0.70% | 1.20% | 2.20% | ||
| Total share based awards granted as a percentage of outstanding shares as of the end of each fiscal year | 0.90% | 1.90% | 2.50% | ||
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- Definition Represents net share-based awards granted (after forfeitures and cancellations) in a fiscal year as a percentage of the total number of stock outstanding at the beginning of each fiscal year.
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- Definition The number of shares reserved for issuance under stock option agreements assumed as a result of acquisitions.
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- Definition Represents the shares that were approved by the Company's stockholders in March 2010.
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- Definition Represents total share-based awards granted in a fiscal year as a percentage of the total number of stock outstanding at the end of each respective fiscal year.
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- Definition Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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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.
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- Definition The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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