Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summarized Quarterly Data (Unaudited) (Details)

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Summarized Quarterly Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Jun. 24, 2012
Mar. 25, 2012
Dec. 25, 2011
Sep. 29, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 25, 2011
Summarized Quarterly Data (Unaudited) [Abstract]                      
Revenues $ 6,480 [1] $ 6,243 [1] $ 6,124 [1] $ 6,018 [1] $ 4,871 [1] $ 4,626 [1] $ 4,943 [1] $ 4,681 [1] $ 24,866 $ 19,121 $ 14,957
Operating income 1,588 [1] 1,677 [1] 1,877 [1] 2,088 [1] 1,235 [1] 1,382 [1] 1,514 [1] 1,551 [1] 7,230 5,682 5,026
Income from continuing operations         1,240 [1] 1,206 [1] 1,438 [1] 1,400 [1] 6,845 5,283 4,555
Discontinued operations, net of tax         23 [1] (3) [1] 761 [1] (5) [1] 0 776 (313)
Net income 1,501 [1] 1,578 [1] 1,863 [1] 1,903 [1] 1,263 [1] 1,203 [1] 2,199 [1] 1,395 [1] 6,845 6,059 4,242
Net income attributable to Qualcomm $ 1,501 [1] $ 1,580 [1] $ 1,866 [1] $ 1,906 [1] $ 1,271 [1] $ 1,207 [1] $ 2,230 [1] $ 1,401 [1] $ 6,853 $ 6,109 $ 4,260
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Qualcomm:                      
Continuing operations $ 0.88 [2] $ 0.91 [2] $ 1.08 [2] $ 1.12 [2] $ 0.73 [2] $ 0.70 [2] $ 0.86 [2] $ 0.83 [2] $ 3.99 $ 3.14 $ 2.76
Discontinued operations         $ 0.02 [2] $ 0.00 [2] $ 0.45 [2] $ 0.00 [2] $ 0.00 $ 0.45 $ (0.19)
Net income         $ 0.75 [2] $ 0.70 [2] $ 1.31 [2] $ 0.83 [2] $ 3.99 $ 3.59 $ 2.57
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Qualcomm:                      
Continuing operations $ 0.86 [2] $ 0.90 [2] $ 1.06 [2] $ 1.09 [2] $ 0.72 [2] $ 0.69 [2] $ 0.84 [2] $ 0.81 [2] $ 3.91 $ 3.06 $ 2.70
Discontinued operations         $ 0.01 [2] $ 0.00 [2] $ 0.44 [2] $ 0.00 [2] $ 0.00 $ 0.45 $ (0.18)
Net income         $ 0.73 [2] $ 0.69 [2] $ 1.28 [2] $ 0.81 [2] $ 3.91 $ 3.51 $ 2.52
[1] Amounts, other than per share amounts, are rounded to millions each quarter. Therefore, the sum of the quarterly amounts may not equal the annual amounts reported.
[2] Earnings per share attributable to Qualcomm are computed independently for each quarter and the full year based upon respective average shares outstanding. Therefore, the sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts may not equal the annual amounts reported.