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Segment Information Specified Items Included in Segment EBT (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 25, 2011
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Sep. 26, 2010
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Interest expense | $ 90 | $ 114 | $ 43 |
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QCT [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenue from external customers | 12,137 | 8,856 | 6,686 |
| Intersegment revenues | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Interest income | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Interest expense | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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QTL [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenue from external customers | 6,327 | 5,422 | 3,659 |
| Intersegment revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest income | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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QWI [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenue from external customers | 633 | 656 | 628 |
| Intersegment revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest income | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Interest expense | 0 | 0 | (4) |
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QSI [Member]
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| Revenue from external customers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intersegment revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest income | 19 | 20 | 8 |
| Interest expense | $ 79 | $ 99 | $ 27 |
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The cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest that was charged against earnings during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income derived from investments in debt securities and on cash and cash equivalents the earnings of which reflect the time value of money or transactions in which the payments are for the use or forbearance of money. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of revenue from external customers for the reportable segment. Such disclosure is presented if the amount is: (a) included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of revenue from transactions with other operating segments of the same entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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