Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Common Stock Repurchases (Detail)

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Common Stock Repurchases (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Dec. 27, 2014
Common Stock Repurchases [Line Items]      
Collateral Associated With Repurchase Of Common Stock $ (325,000,000)intc_CollateralAssociatedWithRepurchaseOfCommonStock $ 0intc_CollateralAssociatedWithRepurchaseOfCommonStock $ 325,000,000intc_CollateralAssociatedWithRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Common Stock Repurchase Program [Member]      
Common Stock Repurchases [Line Items]      
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount 65,000,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= intc_CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember
   
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount 11,600,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= intc_CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember
   
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares 21,300,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= intc_CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember
   
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value 750,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= intc_CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember
   
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares   22,100,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= intc_CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember
 
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value   545,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= intc_CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember
 
Accumulated Stock Repurchased During Program, Total Shares 4,700,000,000intc_AccumulatedStockRepurchasedDuringProgramTotalShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= intc_CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember
   
Accumulated Stock Repurchased During Program, Total Value $ 103,000,000,000intc_AccumulatedStockRepurchasedDuringProgramTotalValue
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= intc_CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember