Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 27, 2022 |
Mar. 28, 2021 |
Mar. 27, 2022 |
Mar. 28, 2021 |
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Revenues | $ 11,164 | $ 7,935 | $ 21,868 | $ 16,170 |
| EBT | 3,423 | 2,129 | 7,289 | 4,732 |
| Cost of revenues | (4,648) | (3,432) | (8,951) | (6,921) |
| Research and development expenses | (2,034) | (1,780) | (3,963) | (3,433) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (624) | (557) | (1,232) | (1,124) |
| Interest expense | (137) | (141) | (275) | (283) |
| Investment and other (expense) income, net | (298) | 104 | (158) | 323 |
| Reconciling Items | ||||
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| Revenues | 30 | 30 | 61 | 64 |
| EBT | (802) | (744) | (1,579) | (1,488) |
| Cost of revenues | (53) | (72) | (106) | (148) |
| Research and development expenses | (433) | (415) | (886) | (821) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (138) | (113) | (292) | (291) |
| Interest expense | (137) | (141) | (275) | (282) |
| Investment and other (expense) income, net | (34) | 14 | (11) | 85 |
| QCT | ||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Revenues | 9,548 | 6,281 | 18,395 | 12,814 |
| EBT | 3,340 | 1,584 | 6,455 | 3,503 |
| QTL | ||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Revenues | 1,580 | 1,614 | 3,398 | 3,273 |
| EBT | 1,154 | 1,191 | 2,560 | 2,461 |
| QSI | ||||
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| Revenues | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 |
| EBT | (269) | 98 | (147) | 256 |
| Other Segments | Reconciling Items | ||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Revenues | 30 | 30 | 61 | 64 |
| EBT | $ (7) | $ (17) | $ (9) | $ (31) |
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