Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill (Detail)

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Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, Beginning Balance $ 10,513us-gaap_Goodwill $ 9,710us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill, Acquisitions 580us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod 751us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Goodwill, Transfers 0us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers 0us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
Goodwill, Currency Exchange and Other (232)intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther 52intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
Goodwill, Ending Balance 10,861us-gaap_Goodwill 10,513us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss 719us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss  
PC Client Group [Member]    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, Beginning Balance 3,058us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember 		2,962us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember
Goodwill, Acquisitions 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember 		62us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember
Goodwill, Transfers 0us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember 		34us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember
Goodwill, Currency Exchange and Other 0intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember 		0intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember
Goodwill, Ending Balance 3,058us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember 		3,058us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss 352us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_PcClientGroupMember 		 
Data Center Group [Member]    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, Beginning Balance 1,831us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember 		1,839us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember
Goodwill, Acquisitions 407us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember 		14us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember
Goodwill, Transfers 138us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember 		(22)us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember
Goodwill, Currency Exchange and Other 0intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember 		0intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember
Goodwill, Ending Balance 2,376us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember 		1,831us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss 275us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_DataCenterGroupMember 		 
Internet of Things Group [Member]    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, Beginning Balance 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_InternetOfThingsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Acquisitions 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_InternetOfThingsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Transfers 428us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_InternetOfThingsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Currency Exchange and Other 0intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_InternetOfThingsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Ending Balance 428us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_InternetOfThingsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss 79us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_InternetOfThingsGroupMember 		 
Mobile and Communications Group [Member]    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, Beginning Balance 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_MobileAndCommunicationsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Acquisitions 19us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_MobileAndCommunicationsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Transfers 631us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_MobileAndCommunicationsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Currency Exchange and Other 0intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_MobileAndCommunicationsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Ending Balance 650us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_MobileAndCommunicationsGroupMember 		 
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss 13us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_MobileAndCommunicationsGroupMember 		 
Other Intel architecture operating segments [Member]    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, Beginning Balance 1,075us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember 		916us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember
Goodwill, Acquisitions 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember 		171us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember
Goodwill, Transfers (1,075)us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember 		(12)us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember
Goodwill, Currency Exchange and Other 0intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember 		0intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember
Goodwill, Ending Balance 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember 		1,075us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_OtherIntelArchitectureOperatingSegmentsMember
Software and services operating segments [Member]    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, Beginning Balance 4,549us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember 		3,993us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember
Goodwill, Acquisitions 41us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember 		504us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember
Goodwill, Transfers (140)us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember 		0us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember
Goodwill, Currency Exchange and Other (214)intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember 		52intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember
Goodwill, Ending Balance 4,236us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember 		4,549us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= intc_SoftwareAndServicesOperatingSegmentsMember
All other [Member]    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, Beginning Balance 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember 		 
Goodwill, Acquisitions 113us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember 		 
Goodwill, Transfers 18us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember 		 
Goodwill, Currency Exchange and Other (18)intc_GoodwillTranslationAdjustmentsAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember 		 
Goodwill, Ending Balance $ 113us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember