Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value (Tables)

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Fair Value (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Fair Value (Tables) [Abstract]  
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following types of instruments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

      March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011
      Fair Value Measured and         Fair Value Measured and      
    Recorded at Reporting Date Using       Recorded at Reporting Date Using      
(In Millions) Level 1   Level 2   Level 3     Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Assets                                              
Cash equivalents:                                              
  Commercial paper $ —   $ 2,203   $ —   $ 2,203   $ —   $ 2,408   $ —   $ 2,408
  Bank deposits   —     880     —     880     —     795     —     795
  Money market fund deposits   471     —     —     471     546     —     —     546
  Government bonds   —     100     —     100     650     —     —     650
Short-term investments:                                              
  Government bonds   2,850     398     —     3,248     2,690     310     —     3,000
  Commercial paper   —     958     —     958     —     1,409     —     1,409
  Corporate bonds   78     375     35     488     120     428     28     576
  Bank deposits   —     318     —     318     —     196     —     196
Trading assets:                                              
  Government bonds   1,729     1,338     —     3,067     1,698     1,317     —     3,015
  Corporate bonds   216     383     —     599     202     486     —     688
  Municipal bonds   —     260     —     260     —     284     —     284
  Bank deposits   —     140     —     140     —     135     —     135
  Commercial paper   —     124     —     124     —     305     —     305
  Asset-backed securities   —     —     101     101     —     —     115     115
  Money market fund deposits   21     —     —     21     49     —     —     49
Other current assets:                                              
  Derivative assets   —     108     5     113     —     159     7     166
  Loans receivable   —     33     —     33     —     33     —     33
Marketable equity securities   694     125     —     819     522     40     —     562
Other long-term investments:                                              
  Corporate bonds   —     237     30     267     —     282     39     321
  Government bonds   —     161     —     161     177     300     —     477
  Bank deposits   —     55     —     55     —     55     —     55
  Asset-backed securities   —     —     15     15     —     —     36     36
Other long-term assets:                                              
  Loans receivable   —     747     —     747     —     715     —     715
  Derivative assets   —     24     28     52     —     34     29     63
Total assets measured and                                              
  recorded at fair value $ 6,059   $ 8,967   $ 214   $ 15,240   $ 6,654   $ 9,691   $ 254   $ 16,599
                                                   
Liabilities                                              
Other accrued liabilities:                                              
  Derivative liabilities $ —   $ 275   $ 9   $ 284   $ —   $ 280   $ 8   $ 288
Long-term debt   —     —     128     128     —     —     131     131
Other long-term liabilities:                                              
  Derivative liabilities   —     40     —     40     —     27     —     27
Total liabilities measured and                                              
  recorded at fair value $ —   $ 315   $ 137   $ 452 $ —   $ 307   $ 139   $ 446
Financial Instruments Not Recorded At Fair Value On Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

  March 31, 2012
  Carrying   Fair Value Measured Using   Total
(In Millions) Amount   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Fair Value
Non-marketable cost method investments $ 1,116   $ —   $ —   $ 1,697   $ 1,697
Long-term debt $ 6,960   $ 5,190   $ 2,653   $ —   $ 7,843
Short-term debt $ 273   $ —   $ 273   $ —   $ 273
NVIDIA Corporation cross-license agreement liability $ 861   $ —   $ 881   $ —   $ 881
                             
  December 31, 2011
  Carrying   Fair Value Measured Using   Total
(In Millions) Amount   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Fair Value
Non-marketable cost method investments $ 1,129   $ —   $ —   $ 1,861   $ 1,861
Loans receivable $ 132   $ —   $ 132   $ —   $ 132
Long-term debt $ 6,953   $ 5,287   $ 2,448   $ —   $ 7,735
Short-term debt $ 200   $ —   $ 200   $ —   $ 200
NVIDIA Corporation cross-license agreement liability $ 1,156   $ —   $ 1,174   $ —   $ 1,174