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Identified Intangible Assets, Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (Detail)

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Identified Intangible Assets, Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Jan. 31, 2011
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Dec. 25, 2010
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Developed Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Acquisition-related Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Licensed Technology and Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 28, 2013
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Dec. 29, 2012
Patents [Member]
Interdigital, Inc. [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Licensing Technology [Member]
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Apr. 02, 2011
Licensing Technology [Member]
NVIDIA cross-license agreement [Member]
Identified Intangible Assets By Major Class [Abstract]                                                                      
Gross Assets, Finite-lived Intangible Assets             $ 7,840,000,000 $ 7,782,000,000       $ 2,922,000,000 $ 2,778,000,000       $ 1,760,000,000 $ 1,712,000,000       $ 65,000,000 $ 68,000,000       $ 3,093,000,000 $ 2,986,000,000       $ 238,000,000      
Accumulated Amortization             (3,537,000,000) (2,485,000,000)       (1,691,000,000) (1,116,000,000)       (828,000,000) (551,000,000)       (44,000,000) (33,000,000)       (974,000,000) (699,000,000)       (86,000,000)      
Net             4,303,000,000 5,297,000,000       1,231,000,000 1,662,000,000       932,000,000 1,161,000,000       21,000,000 35,000,000       2,119,000,000 2,287,000,000       152,000,000      
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 Liability       1,400,000,000                                                              
Loss Contingency, Cross License Expense         100,000,000                                                            
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  
Loss Contingency, Notes Payable           587,000,000                                                          
Identified Intangible Assets, Acquired During Period [Abstract]                                                                      
Identified Intangible Assets Acquired During Period                       114,000,000 168,000,000       60,000,000 238,000,000                             375,000,000    
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)                       5 years 10 years       7 years                   10 years 9 years         10 years    
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Purchased                                                     36,000,000 815,000,000              
Identified Intangible Assets, Amortization Expenses [Abstract]                                                                      
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles                 576,000,000 557,000,000 482,000,000     279,000,000 296,000,000 250,000,000     12,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000                            
Amortization of intangibles 1,242,000,000 1,165,000,000 923,000,000                                         272,000,000 214,000,000 181,000,000     103,000,000 86,000,000 0        
Identified Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expenses [Abstract]                                                                      
Future Amortization Expense, 2014 1,127,000,000               579,000,000         268,000,000         10,000,000         270,000,000                      
Future Amortization Expense, 2015 815,000,000               303,000,000         251,000,000         9,000,000         252,000,000                      
Future Amortization Expense, 2016 685,000,000               211,000,000         233,000,000         3,000,000         238,000,000                      
Future Amortization Expense, 2017 404,000,000               63,000,000         142,000,000         0         199,000,000                      
Future Amortization Expense, 2018 $ 228,000,000               $ 41,000,000         $ 29,000,000         $ 0         $ 158,000,000