Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||||
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Sep. 25, 2022 |
Sep. 26, 2021 |
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| Goodwill [Roll Forward] | |||||
| Beginning balance | $ 7,246 | [1] | $ 6,323 | ||
| Acquisitions | 3,387 | 917 | |||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (125) | 6 | |||
| Ending balance | [1] | 10,508 | 7,246 | ||
| Cumulative goodwill impairments | 812 | 812 | |||
| QCT | |||||
| Goodwill [Roll Forward] | |||||
| Beginning balance | 6,523 | [1] | 5,605 | ||
| Acquisitions | 3,375 | 912 | |||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (121) | 6 | |||
| Ending balance | [1] | 9,777 | 6,523 | ||
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| Goodwill [Roll Forward] | |||||
| Beginning balance | 723 | [1] | 718 | ||
| Acquisitions | 12 | 5 | |||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (4) | 0 | |||
| Ending balance | [1] | $ 731 | $ 723 | ||
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which increases (decreases) an asset representing future economic benefits from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of accumulated impairment loss for an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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