| Contingencies (Detail) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2013
 In re High Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation [Member]
 Pending Litigation [Member]
 Employee | Aug. 19, 2010
 McAfee, Inc. [Member]
 McAfee Shareholder Litigation [Member]
 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2012
 McAfee, Inc. [Member]
 McAfee Shareholder Litigation [Member]
 Pending Litigation [Member]
 USD ($) | May 31, 2009
 EC Fine [Member]
 USD ($) | May 31, 2009
 EC Fine [Member]
 EUR (€) | Nov. 30, 2008
 Korea Fair Trade Commission Antitrust Violation Inquiry [Member]
 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2008
 Korea Fair Trade Commission Antitrust Violation Inquiry [Member]
 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2008
 Lehman Matter [Member]
 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2010
 Lehman Matter [Member]
 Pending Litigation [Member]
 USD ($) | |
| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Announced Fine Intention | $ 25,000,000 | ||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Fine | 1,447,000,000 | 1,060,000,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||
| Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs | 66,000 | ||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Pre-Payment Amount For Forward-Purchase Agreement | 1,000,000,000 | ||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Cash Collateral Received For Forward-Purchase Agreement | 1,000,000,000 | ||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Shares Of Intel Common Stock Required To Be Delivered Under Forward-Purchase Agreement | 50 | ||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Cash Collateral Foreclosed On In Forward-Purchase Agreement | 1,000,000,000 | ||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value | $ 312,000,000 | ||||||||
| Cash Per Share of Acquiree Common Stock and Common Stock Subject to Restricted Stock Awards, Vested Restricted Stock Unit Awards, and Vested Performance Stock Unit Awards Upon Completion of Acquisition | $ 48.00 | ||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Plaintiffs Damages Expert Value Assertion of Share of Acquiree for Purposes of Assessing Damages | $ 62.08 | ||||||||