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Basis of Presentation (Policies)
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3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 29, 2013
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| Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| Fiscal Period, Policy |
The Company operates and reports using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in September. The three-month periods ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 both included 13 weeks
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| Earnings Per Common Share |
Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income attributable to Qualcomm by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income attributable to Qualcomm by the combination of dilutive common share equivalents, comprised of shares issuable under the Company’s share-based compensation plans and shares subject to written put options, and the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Dilutive common share equivalents include the dilutive effect of in-the-money share equivalents, which are calculated based on the average share price for each period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price of an award, if any, the amount of compensation cost for future service that the Company has not yet recognized, if any, and the estimated tax benefits that would be recorded in paid-in capital when an award is settled, if any, are assumed to be used to repurchase shares in the current period. The dilutive common share equivalents, calculated using the treasury stock method, for the three months ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 were 34,322,000 and 41,463,000, respectively.
Shares of common stock equivalents outstanding that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the effect would be anti-dilutive or certain performance conditions were not satisfied at the end of the period, were 814,000 and 646,000 during the three months ended December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012
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