Acquisitions Business Acquisition, Reportable Segments (Details) (USD $) In Millions |
Sep. 25, 2011 |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |
| Business acquisition purchase price allocation goodwill amount other than Atheros | $ 276 |
QCT [Member] |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |
| Business acquisition purchase price allocation goodwill amount other than Atheros | 227 |
QWI [Member] |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |
| Business acquisition purchase price allocation goodwill amount other than Atheros | 35 |
QTL [Member] |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |
| Business acquisition purchase price allocation goodwill amount other than Atheros | 5 |
QSI [Member] |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |
| Business acquisition purchase price allocation goodwill amount other than Atheros | 1 |
Other Nonreportable Segments [Member] |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |
| Business acquisition purchase price allocation goodwill amount other than Atheros | $ 8 |
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- Definition Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, other than Atheros, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
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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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