Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Revenues (Details)

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Revenues (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2021
Sep. 27, 2020
Sep. 29, 2019
Revenues      
Revenues $ 33,566 $ 23,531 $ 24,273
Contract with Customer, Performance Obligation Satisfied in Previous Period 283 [1] 1,480 [2] 4,080 [3]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized 557 540  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount 1,100    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-09-27      
Revenues      
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 653    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-09-26      
Revenues      
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 308    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-09-25      
Revenues      
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 84    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-09-30      
Revenues      
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 31    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-09-29      
Revenues      
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 2    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-09-28      
Revenues      
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 0    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year    
QCT      
Revenues      
Revenues $ 27,019 16,493 14,639
QCT | Handsets      
Revenues      
Revenues [4] 16,830 10,461 9,793
QCT | RFFE      
Revenues      
Revenues [5] 4,158 2,362 1,478
QCT | Automotive      
Revenues      
Revenues [6] 975 644 640
QCT | IoT (internet of things)      
Revenues      
Revenues [7] $ 5,056 $ 3,026 $ 2,728
[1] Primarily related to certain QCT customer incentives, QTL revenues recognized related to devices sold in prior periods (including adjustments to prior period royalty estimates, which includes the impact of the reporting by our licensees of actual royalty due) and the release of a variable constraint against revenues not previously allocated to our segment results (Note 8).
[2] Primarily related to licensing revenues recognized in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 (a portion of which was attributable to fiscal 2020) resulting from the settlement with Huawei and, to a lesser extent, QTL royalties recognized related to devices sold in prior periods (including adjustments to prior period royalty estimates, which includes the impact of the reporting by our licensees of actual royalties due) and certain QCT customer incentives.
[3] Primarily related to licensing revenues recognized in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 (a portion of which was attributable to fiscal 2019) resulting from the settlement with Apple and its contract manufacturers in April 2019.
[4] Includes revenues from products sold for use in mobile handsets, excluding RFFE (radio frequency front-end) components.
[5] Includes all revenues from sales of 4G, 5G sub-6 and 5G millimeter wave RFFE products (a substantial portion of which are sold for use in mobile handsets) and excludes radio frequency transceiver components.
[6] Includes revenues from products sold for use in automobiles, including telematics, connectivity and digital cockpit.
[7] Primarily includes products sold for use in the following industries and applications: consumer (including computing, voice and music and XR), industrial (including handhelds, retail, transportation and logistics and utilities) and edge networking (including mobile broadband and wireless access points).