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Identified Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 25, 2010
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Dec. 26, 2009
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Dec. 31, 2011
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
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Feb. 28, 2011
McAfee, Inc. [Member]
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Feb. 28, 2011
Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]
McAfee, Inc. [Member]
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Apr. 02, 2011
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Years
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Jan. 31, 2011
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Not Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Not Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Not Subject To Amortization [Member]
Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member]
Years
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Dec. 26, 2009
Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member]
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Sep. 26, 2009
Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member]
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member]
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
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Feb. 28, 2011
Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member]
McAfee, Inc. [Member]
Years
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]
Years
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
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Feb. 28, 2011
Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]
McAfee, Inc. [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]
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Dec. 26, 2009
Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Licensed Technology [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Licensed Technology [Member]
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Dec. 26, 2009
Licensed Technology [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Licensed Technology [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Licensed Technology [Member]
Subject To Amortization [Member]
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Dec. 26, 2009
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
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Sep. 26, 2009
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
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Dec. 25, 2010
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Not Subject To Amortization [Member]
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| Identified Intangible Assets By Major Class [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Assets | $ 6,792,000,000 | $ 1,637,000,000 | $ 2,615,000,000 | $ 235,000,000 | $ 1,714,000,000 | $ 152,000,000 | $ 68,000,000 | $ 46,000,000 | $ 2,395,000,000 | $ 1,204,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Amortization | (1,552,000,000) | (882,000,000) | (570,000,000) | (97,000,000) | (254,000,000) | (10,000,000) | (21,000,000) | (10,000,000) | (707,000,000) | (765,000,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net | 5,240,000,000 | 755,000,000 | 2,045,000,000 | 138,000,000 | 1,460,000,000 | 142,000,000 | 47,000,000 | 36,000,000 | 1,688,000,000 | 439,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identified Intangible Assets, Amortization Expenses [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense | 181,000,000 | 157,000,000 | 149,000,000 | 126,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 260,000,000 | 18,000,000 | 35,000,000 | 482,000,000 | 65,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identified Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expenses [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Future Amortization Expense, 2012 | 541,000,000 | 283,000,000 | 11,000,000 | 181,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Future Amortization Expense, 2013 | 526,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 11,000,000 | 164,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Future Amortization Expense, 2014 | 504,000,000 | 260,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 154,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Future Amortization Expense, 2015 | 235,000,000 | 252,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 135,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Future Amortization Expense, 2016 | 154,000,000 | 234,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 120,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identified Intangible Assets, Acquired During Period [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquired Identified Intangible Asset, Amount | 104,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Cross License Payment Amount Total, 2011-2016 | 1,500,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Expense | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Cross License Liability | 1,156,000,000 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Assets | 806,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identifiied Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Assets | 221,000,000 | 105,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Assets | 7,819,000,000 | 1,742,000,000 | 1,027,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net | 6,267,000,000 | 860,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangibles | 3,552,000,000 | 821,000,000 | 1,221,000,000 | 1,418,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Combinations, During Period, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Intangibles | $ 1,409,000,000 | $ 37,000,000 | $ 148,000,000 | $ 1,102,000,000 | $ 58,000,000 | $ 144,000,000 | $ 169,000,000 | $ 44,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life | 4 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||