Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Identified Intangible Assets (Detail)

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Identified Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 25, 2010
Dec. 31, 2011
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
Feb. 28, 2011
McAfee, Inc. [Member]
Feb. 28, 2011
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
McAfee, Inc. [Member]
Dec. 25, 2010
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Jan. 31, 2011
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Not Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Not Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Not Subject To Amortization [Member]
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Not Subject To Amortization [Member]
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Dec. 25, 2010
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
Feb. 28, 2011
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
McAfee, Inc. [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Dec. 25, 2010
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
Feb. 28, 2011
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
McAfee, Inc. [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Dec. 25, 2010
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Dec. 25, 2010
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Dec. 25, 2010
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
Sep. 29, 2012
Patents [Member]
Interdigital, Inc. [Member]
Apr. 02, 2011
Licensed Technology [Member]
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Licensed Technology [Member]
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Identified Intangible Assets By Major Class [Abstract]                                                                                                
Gross Assets                     $ 7,782,000,000 $ 6,792,000,000                   $ 2,778,000,000 $ 2,615,000,000           $ 1,712,000,000 $ 1,714,000,000       $ 68,000,000 $ 68,000,000       $ 2,986,000,000 $ 2,395,000,000     $ 238,000,000          
Accumulated Amortization                     (2,485,000,000) (1,552,000,000)                   (1,116,000,000) (570,000,000)           (551,000,000) (254,000,000)       (33,000,000) (21,000,000)       (699,000,000) (707,000,000)     (86,000,000)          
Net                     5,297,000,000 5,240,000,000                   1,662,000,000 2,045,000,000           1,161,000,000 1,460,000,000       35,000,000 47,000,000       2,287,000,000 1,688,000,000     152,000,000          
Loss Contingency, Cross License Annual Payment Amount, 2011-2013               300,000,000                                                                                
Loss Contingency, Cross License Annual Payment Amount, 2014-2016               200,000,000                                                                                
Loss Contingency, Cross License Payment Amount Total, 2011-2016               1,500,000,000                                                                                
Loss Contingency, Cross License Expense             100,000,000                                                                                  
Loss Contingency, Cross License Liability                 875,000,000 1,400,000,000                                                                            
Loss Contingency, Acquired Identified Intangible Asset, Amount                                                                                             1,300,000,000  
Loss Contingency, Acquired Identified Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)                                                                                               17 years
Identified Intangible Assets, Amortization Expenses [Abstract]                                                                                                
Amortization of intangibles 1,165,000,000 923,000,000 240,000,000                                                                 214,000,000 181,000,000 157,000,000         86,000,000 0 0      
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles                                 557,000,000 482,000,000 65,000,000         296,000,000 250,000,000 10,000,000         12,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000                              
Identified Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expenses [Abstract]                                                                                                
Future Amortization Expense, 2013                                 552,000,000             275,000,000             11,000,000         274,000,000         104,000,000              
Future Amortization Expense, 2014                                 530,000,000             261,000,000             10,000,000         264,000,000         9,000,000              
Future Amortization Expense, 2015                                 254,000,000             244,000,000             9,000,000         248,000,000         39,000,000              
Future Amortization Expense, 2016                                 167,000,000             226,000,000             4,000,000         234,000,000         0              
Future Amortization Expense, 2017                                 47,000,000             134,000,000             1,000,000         196,000,000         0              
Identified Intangible Assets, Acquired During Period [Abstract]                                                                                                
Identified Intangible Assets Acquired During Period                                           168,000,000                                 815,000,000       238,000,000     375,000,000    
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life                                         4 years 10 years                                 9 years       4 years     10 years    
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]                                                                                                
Gross Assets                             809,000,000 806,000,000                                                                
Identified Intangible Assets [Line Items]                                                                                                
Gross Assets                         129,000,000 221,000,000                                                                    
Gross Assets 8,720,000,000 7,819,000,000                     938,000,000 1,027,000,000                                                                    
Net 6,235,000,000 6,267,000,000                                                                                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                                                                                
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangibles       $ 1,409,000,000 $ 3,552,000,000 $ 821,000,000                           $ 1,102,000,000 $ 1,221,000,000           $ 144,000,000 $ 1,418,000,000                           $ 44,000,000