Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

The Company and Its Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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The Company and Its Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2013
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]
The gross notional amounts of the Company's foreign currency and investment portfolio derivatives by instrument type were as follows (in millions):
 
September 29, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
Options
$
609

 
$
1,093

Currency forwards
544

 
468

Futures
106

 
115

Swaps
18

 
190

Other
—

 
4

 
$
1,277

 
$
1,870

The gross notional amounts by currency were as follows (in millions):
 
September 29, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
Japanese yen
$
617

 
$
687

Indian rupee
205

 
119

Euro
161

 
312

United States dollar
108

 
375

Canadian dollar
62

 
105

British pound sterling
46

 
110

Australian dollar
11

 
126

Other
67

 
36

 
$
1,277

 
$
1,870

Weighted-average amortization periods for finite-lived intangible assets, by class
Weighted-average amortization periods for finite-lived intangible assets, by class, were as follows (in years):
 
September 29, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
Wireless spectrum
14
 
5
Marketing-related
9
 
9
Technology-based
11
 
11
Customer-related
2
 
6
Total finite-lived intangible assets
11
 
11
Share-based compensation disclosure, weighted-average assumptions
The following table presents the weighted-average assumptions (annualized) used to estimate the fair values of employee stock options granted or assumed in the periods presented:
 
2012
 
2011
Volatility
31.5
%
 
30.8
%
Risk-free interest rate
1.0
%
 
2.1
%
Dividend yield
1.5
%
 
1.5
%
Post-vest forfeiture rate
9.0
%
 
9.8
%
Suboptimal exercise factor
1.7

 
1.8

Share-based compensation expense, related to all share-based awards
Total share-based compensation expense, related to all of the Company’s share-based awards, was comprised as follows (in millions):
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Cost of equipment and services revenues
$
71

 
$
75

 
$
67

Research and development
643

 
546

 
397

Selling, general and administrative
391

 
414

 
349

Continuing operations
1,105

 
1,035

 
813

Related income tax benefit
(217
)
 
(225
)
 
(194
)
Continuing operations, net of income taxes
888

 
810

 
619

Discontinued operations
—

 
1

 
8

Related income tax benefit
—

 
—

 
(3
)
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
—

 
1

 
5

 
$
888

 
$
811

 
$
624

Components of accumulated other comprehensive income
omponents of accumulated other comprehensive income in Qualcomm stockholders’ equity were as follows (in millions):
 
September 29, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
Foreign currency translation
$
(115
)
 
$
(107
)
Noncredit other-than-temporary impairment losses and subsequent changes in fair value related to certain available-for-sale debt securities, net of income taxes
25

 
29

Net unrealized gains on other available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes
825

 
942

Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments, net of income taxes
18

 
2

 
$
753

 
$
866