Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 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
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 27, 2022
Mar. 28, 2021
Mar. 27, 2022
Mar. 28, 2021
Revenue        
Revenues $ 11,164 $ 7,935 $ 21,868 $ 16,170
Contract with Customer, Performance Obligation Satisfied in Previous Period 185 [1] 122 [2] 367 [1] 176 [2]
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized     340 314
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount 882   882  
QCT        
Revenue        
Revenues 9,548 6,281 18,395 12,814
Handsets | QCT        
Revenue        
Revenues [3] 6,325 4,065 12,307 8,281
RFFE | QCT        
Revenue        
Revenues [4] 1,160 903 2,292 1,964
Automotive | QCT        
Revenue        
Revenues [5] 339 240 595 452
IoT | QCT        
Revenue        
Revenues [6] 1,724 $ 1,073 3,201 $ 2,117
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-03-28        
Revenue        
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 362   $ 362  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 6 months   6 months  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-09-26        
Revenue        
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 362   $ 362  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year   1 year  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-09-25        
Revenue        
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 112   $ 112  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year   1 year  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-09-30        
Revenue        
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 42   $ 42  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year   1 year  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-09-29        
Revenue        
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 4   $ 4  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year   1 year  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-09-28        
Revenue        
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount $ 0   $ 0  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period 1 year   1 year  
[1] Primarily related to certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software, QTL royalty 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 royalties due) and certain QCT customer incentives.
[2] Primarily related to QTL royalty 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 royalties due) and certain QCT customer incentives.
[3] Includes revenues from products sold for use in mobile handsets, excluding RFFE (radio frequency front-end) components.
[4] 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.
[5] Includes revenues from products sold for use in automobiles, including telematics, connectivity and digital cockpit.
[6] Primarily includes products sold for use in the following industries and applications: consumer (including computing, voice and music and XR), edge networking (including mobile broadband and wireless access points) and industrial (including handhelds, retail, transportation and logistics and utilities).