Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Contingencies (Detail)

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Contingencies (Detail)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
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 ($)
May 31, 2009
EC Fine [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2008
Lehman Matter [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Lehman Matter [Member]
Pending Litigation [Member]
USD ($)
May 31, 2013
Lehman Matter [Member]
Pending Litigation [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 28, 2015
Lehman Matter [Member]
Pending Litigation [Member]
USD ($)
May 31, 2013
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Lehman Matter [Member]
Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                  
Loss Contingency, Fine     $ 1,447,000,000intc_LossContingencyFine
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_EcFineMember
€ 1,060,000,000intc_LossContingencyFine
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_EcFineMember
         
Loss Contingency, Pre-Payment Amount For Forward-Purchase Agreement         1,000,000,000intc_LossContingencyPrePaymentAmountForForwardPurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_LehmanMatterMember
       
Loss Contingency, Cash Collateral Received For Forward-Purchase Agreement         1,000,000,000intc_LossContingencyCashCollateralReceivedForForwardPurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_LehmanMatterMember
       
Loss Contingency, Shares Of Intel Common Stock Required To Be Delivered Under Forward-Purchase Agreement         50intc_LossContingencySharesOfEntityCommonStockRequiredToBeDeliveredUnderForwardPurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_LehmanMatterMember
       
Loss Contingency, Cash Collateral Foreclosed On In Forward-Purchase Agreement         1,000,000,000intc_LossContingencyCashCollateralForeclosedOnInForwardPurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_LehmanMatterMember
       
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value           129,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_LehmanMatterMember
312,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_LehmanMatterMember
   
Loss Contingency, Basis Spread On Variable Rate For Damages Sought                 13.50%intc_LossContingencyBasisSpreadOnVariableRateForDamagesSought
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_LehmanMatterMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum               $ 129,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= intc_LehmanMatterMember
 
Loss Contingency, 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 $ 48.00intc_CashPerShareOfAcquireeCommonStockAndCommonStockSubjectToRestrictedStockAwardsVestedRestrictedStockUnitAwardsAndVestedPerformanceStockUnitAwardsUponCompletionOfAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= intc_McAfeeIncMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= intc_McAfeeShareholderLitigationMember
               
Loss Contingency, Plaintiffs Damages Expert Value Assertion of Share of Acquiree for Purposes of Assessing Damages   $ 62.08intc_LossContingencyPlaintiffsDamagesExpertValueAssertionOfShareOfAcquireeForPurposesOfAssessingDamages
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= intc_McAfeeIncMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= intc_McAfeeShareholderLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember