| Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2015-09-28 - 2016-09-25 |
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Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] | |
Accounts Receivable | | | | | | | | | | Accounts Receivable (in millions) | | | | | September 25, 2016 | | September 27, 2015 | Trade, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1 and $6, respectively | $ | 2,194 |
| | $ | 1,941 |
| Long-term contracts | 20 |
| | 11 |
| Other | 5 |
| | 12 |
| | $ | 2,219 |
| | $ | 1,964 |
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Inventories | | | | | | | | | | Inventories (in millions) | | | | | September 25, 2016 | | September 27, 2015 | Raw materials | $ | 1 |
| | $ | 1 |
| Work-in-process | 847 |
| | 550 |
| Finished goods | 708 |
| | 941 |
| | $ | 1,556 |
| | $ | 1,492 |
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Property, Plant and Equipment | | | | | | | | | | Property, Plant and Equipment (in millions) | September 25, 2016 | | September 27, 2015 | Land | $ | 192 |
| | $ | 212 |
| Buildings and improvements | 1,545 |
| | 1,544 |
| Computer equipment and software | 1,426 |
| | 1,422 |
| Machinery and equipment | 2,454 |
| | 2,287 |
| Furniture and office equipment | 77 |
| | 83 |
| Leasehold improvements | 254 |
| | 274 |
| Construction in progress | 92 |
| | 72 |
| | 6,040 |
| | 5,894 |
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (3,734 | ) | | (3,360 | ) | | $ | 2,306 |
| | $ | 2,534 |
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Goodwill | The Company allocates goodwill to its reporting units for annual impairment testing purposes. The following table presents the goodwill allocated to the Company’s reportable and nonreportable segments, as described in Note 8, as well as the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill during fiscal 2016 and 2015 (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QCT | | QTL | | Nonreportable Segments | | Total | Balance at September 28, 2014 | $ | 3,467 |
| | $ | 712 |
| | $ | 309 |
| | $ | 4,488 |
| Acquisitions | 998 |
| | 6 |
| | 254 |
| | 1,258 |
| Impairments | — |
| | — |
| | (260 | ) | | (260 | ) | Other (1) | (4 | ) | | — |
| | (3 | ) | | (7 | ) | Balance at September 27, 2015 (2) | 4,461 |
| | 718 |
| | 300 |
| | 5,479 |
| Acquisitions | 172 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 172 |
| Impairments | — |
| | — |
| | (17 | ) | | (17 | ) | Other (1) | 41 |
| | — |
| | 4 |
| | 45 |
| Balance at September 25, 2016 (2) | $ | 4,674 |
| | $ | 718 |
| | $ | 287 |
| | $ | 5,679 |
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| | (1) | Includes changes in goodwill amounts resulting from foreign currency translation, purchase accounting adjustments and, in fiscal 2016, the sale of the Company’s business that provided augmented reality applications. |
| | (2) | Cumulative goodwill impairments were $537 million and $520 million at September 25, 2016 and September 27, 2015, respectively. |
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Intangible Assets | The components of other intangible assets, net were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | September 25, 2016 | | September 27, 2015 | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Weighted-average amortization period (years) | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Weighted-average amortization period (years) | Wireless spectrum | $ | 2 |
| | $ | (2 | ) | | 5 | | $ | 2 |
| | $ | (2 | ) | | 5 | Marketing-related | 119 |
| | (77 | ) | | 8 | | 93 |
| | (59 | ) | | 8 | Technology-based | 5,900 |
| | (2,459 | ) | | 10 | | 5,735 |
| | (2,078 | ) | | 10 | Customer-related | 21 |
| | (4 | ) | | 7 | | 111 |
| | (60 | ) | | 4 | | $ | 6,042 |
| | $ | (2,542 | ) | | 10 | | $ | 5,941 |
| | $ | (2,199 | ) | | 10 |
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Other Current Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | Other Current Liabilities (in millions) | | | | | September 25,
2016 | | September 27,
2015 | Customer incentives and other customer-related liabilities | $ | 1,710 |
| | $ | 1,894 |
| Other | 551 |
| | 462 |
| | $ | 2,261 |
| | $ | 2,356 |
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Other Comprehensive Income | Other Comprehensive Income. Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes, in Qualcomm stockholders’ equity during fiscal 2016 were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment | | Noncredit Other-than-Temporary Impairment Losses and Subsequent Changes in Fair Value for Certain Available-for-Sale Debt Securities | | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Other Available-for-Sale Securities | | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments | | Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Balance at September 27, 2015 | $ | (160 | ) | | $ | 4 |
| | $ | 297 |
| | $ | 54 |
| | $ | 195 |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (22 | ) | | 14 |
| | 306 |
| | (4 | ) | | 294 |
| Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income | 21 |
| | (12 | ) | | (71 | ) | | 1 |
| | (61 | ) | Other comprehensive (loss) income | (1 | ) | | 2 |
| | 235 |
| | (3 | ) | | 233 |
| Balance at September 25, 2016 | $ | (161 | ) | | $ | 6 |
| | $ | 532 |
| | $ | 51 |
| | $ | 428 |
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Investment Income, net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Investment Income, Net (in millions) | | | | | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Interest and dividend income | $ | 611 |
| | $ | 527 |
| | $ | 586 |
| Net realized gains on marketable securities | 239 |
| | 451 |
| | 770 |
| Net realized gains on other investments | 49 |
| | 49 |
| | 56 |
| Impairment losses on marketable securities | (112 | ) | | (163 | ) | | (156 | ) | Impairment losses on other investments | (60 | ) | | (37 | ) | | (24 | ) | Net (losses) gains on derivative instruments | (8 | ) | | 17 |
| | 5 |
| Equity in net losses of investees | (84 | ) | | (32 | ) | | (10 | ) | Net gains on deconsolidation of subsidiaries | — |
| | 3 |
| | 6 |
| | $ | 635 |
| | $ | 815 |
| | $ | 1,233 |
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