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Basis of Presentation

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Basis of Presentation
6 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Note 1 — Basis of Presentation
Financial Statement Preparation. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by QUALCOMM Incorporated (collectively with its subsidiaries, the Company or Qualcomm) in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2014. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire fiscal year. The Company operates and reports using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in September. Each of the three-month and six-month periods ended March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014 included 13 weeks and 26 weeks, respectively.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
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, if any, 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 and six months ended March 29, 2015 were 21,588,000 and 23,295,000, respectively. The dilutive common share equivalents, calculated using the treasury stock method, for the three and six months ended March 30, 2014 were 30,989,000 and 32,656,000, 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 18,000 and 744,000 during the three and six months ended March 29, 2015, respectively, and 12,000 and 413,000 during the three and six months ended March 30, 2014, respectively.
Share-Based Compensation. Total share-based compensation expense, related to all of the Company’s share-based awards, was comprised as follows (in millions):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
March 29,
2015
 
March 30,
2014
 
March 29,
2015
 
March 30,
2014
Cost of equipment and services revenues
$
11

 
$
13

 
$
23

 
$
25

Research and development
158

 
163

 
333

 
336

Selling, general and administrative
80

 
75

 
166

 
171

Share-based compensation expense before income taxes
249

 
251

 
522

 
532

Related income tax benefit
(43
)
 
(53
)
 
(86
)
 
(109
)
 
$
206

 
$
198

 
$
436

 
$
423

The Company recorded $81 million and $82 million in share-based compensation expense during the six months ended March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014, respectively, related to share-based awards granted during those periods. At March 29, 2015, total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units granted prior to that date was $1.3 billion, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years. During the six months ended March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014, net share-based awards granted, after forfeitures and cancelations, represented 0.4% of outstanding shares as of the beginning of each fiscal period, and total share-based awards granted represented 0.5% of outstanding shares as of the end of each fiscal period.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which outlines a comprehensive revenue recognition model and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. The new standard requires a company to recognize revenue upon transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the expected consideration to be received in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step approach for recognizing revenue, which may require a company to use more judgment and make more estimates than under the current guidance. The ASU as currently issued will be effective for the Company starting in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. On April 1, 2015, the FASB voted to propose a one-year deferral to the effective date, but to permit entities to adopt one year earlier if they choose (i.e., the original effective date). The proposal will be subject to the FASB’s due process requirement, which includes a period for public comments. The new standard allows for two methods of adoption: (a) full retrospective adoption, meaning the standard is applied to all periods presented, or (b) modified retrospective adoption, meaning the cumulative effect of applying the new standard is recognized as an adjustment to the opening retained earnings balance. The Company is in the process of determining the adoption method as well as the effects the adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements.