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2402408 - Disclosure - Supplemental Financial Information (Details 6)
(http://www.broadcom.com/role/SupplementalFinancialInformationDetails6)
TableSchedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table]
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2012-12-31
2011-12-31
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Cost of Goods, Product Line [Member]Other Operating Expense [Member]Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
Amortization of Existing Purchased Intangible Assets
 
 
 
 
Purchased Intangible Asset Amortization, 2013
174,000,000  
57,000,000  
231,000,000  
 
Purchased Intangible Asset Amortization, 2014
221,000,000  
64,000,000  
285,000,000  
 
Purchased Intangible Asset Amortization, 2015
218,000,000  
32,000,000  
250,000,000  
 
Purchased Intangible Asset Amortization, 2016
200,000,000  
9,000,000  
209,000,000  
 
Purchased Intangible Asset Amortization, 2017
188,000,000  
3,000,000  
191,000,000  
 
Purchased Intangible Asset Amortization, Thereafter
615,000,000  
5,000,000  
620,000,000  
 
Purchased intangible assets, Net
1,616,000,000  
 
170,000,000  
 
1,786,000,000  
 
400,000,000