QUALCOMM Incorporated Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 25, 2011 (in millions):



	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	1,192	$	2,857	$	—	$	4,049
Marketable securities
U.S. Treasury securities and government-related securities	371		792		—		1,163
Corporate bonds and notes	—		6,320		—		6,320
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities	—		671		23		694
Auction rate securities	—		—		122		122
Non-investment-grade debt securities	—		4,045		34		4,079
Common and preferred stock	1,212		694		—		1,906
Equity mutual and exchange-traded funds	922		—		—		922
Debt mutual funds	1,327		481		—		1,808
Total marketable securities	3,832		13,003		179		17,014
Derivative instruments	—		17		—		17
Other investments	175		—		—		175
Total assets measured at fair value	$	5,199	$	15,877	$	179	$	21,255
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	56	$	—	$	56
Other liabilities	175		—		6		181
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	175	$	56	$	6	$	237

Activity for marketable securities classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy

The following table includes the activity for marketable securities and other liabilities classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy (in millions):



	Three Months Ended December 25, 2011
	Auction Rate Securities			Other Marketable Securities			Other Liabilities
Beginning balance of Level 3	$	124		$	27		$	7
Total realized and unrealized gains or losses:
Included in investment income, net	—			—			(1		)
Included in other comprehensive income	(1		)	—			—
Purchases	—			35			—
Settlements	(1		)	(5		)	—
Ending balance of Level 3	$	122		$	57		$	6



	Three Months Ended December 26, 2010
	Auction Rate Securities			Other Marketable Securities
Beginning balance of Level 3	$	126		$	18
Total realized and unrealized gains or losses:
Included in other comprehensive income	2			—
Settlements	(2		)	(1		)
Ending balance of Level 3	$	126		$	17

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income, and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset.

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities which includes [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity. Such assets and liabilities may be measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. The disclosures which may be required or desired include: (1) for assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis, disclosure may include: (a) the fair value measurements at the reporting date; (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3); (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (i) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (ii) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net); (iii) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs); (d) the amount of the total gains or losses for the period in subparagraph (c) (i) above included in earnings (or changes in net assets) that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date and a description of where those unrealized gains or losses are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (e) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques, if any, during the period and (2) for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (for example, impaired assets) disclosure may include, in addition to (a) above: (a) the reasons for the fair value measurements recorded; (b) the same as (b) above; (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a description of the inputs and the information used to develop the inputs; and (d) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes, if any, in the valuation technique(s) used to measure similar assets and/or liabilities in prior periods. Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset.

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