Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Document Information Line Items Document
3 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2011
Jan. 30, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Registrant Name QUALCOMM INC/DE  
Entity Central Index Key 0000804328  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --09-30  
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer  
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Period End Date Dec. 25, 2011  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2012  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Amendment Flag false  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   1,691,418,257
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes  
Entity Voluntary Filers No  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes