Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Employee Equity Incentive Plans (Detail)

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Employee Equity Incentive Plans (Detail) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 36 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 26, 2014
Dec. 31, 2011
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Market-Based Restricted Stock Units Performance Period (In Years) 3 years          
Share-based Compensation $ 1,148,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 1,118,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 1,102,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense 555,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 385,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 510,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense      
Closing Price of Intel Common Stock         $ 37.55intc_ClosingPriceOfRegistrantsCommonStock  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value 68,000,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1 186,000,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1 205,000,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value 611,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 265,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 517,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date Apr. 01, 2021          
Participation Percentage in Stock Purchase Plan 76.00%intc_ParticipationPercentageinStockPurchasePlan 76.00%intc_ParticipationPercentageinStockPurchasePlan 72.00%intc_ParticipationPercentageinStockPurchasePlan 76.00%intc_ParticipationPercentageinStockPurchasePlan    
Share-based Compensation Arrangements By Share-based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units [Roll Forward]            
Number of RSUs outstanding, ending balance 77.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber     77.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber    
Number Of RSUs expected to vest 112.1intc_NumberOfRestrictedStockUnitsExpectedToVest     112.1intc_NumberOfRestrictedStockUnitsExpectedToVest    
Stock Options Vested And Expected To Vest [Abstract]            
Number of options expected to vest 21.2intc_NumberOfOptionsExpectedToVest     21.2intc_NumberOfOptionsExpectedToVest    
Total number of options vested and expected to vest 75.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber     75.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber    
Weighted-average exercise price for expected to vest options (in dollars per share) $ 23.74intc_WeightedAverageExercisePriceForExpectedToVestOptions     $ 23.74intc_WeightedAverageExercisePriceForExpectedToVestOptions    
Weighted-average exercise price for vested and expected to vest options (in dollars per share) $ 21.25us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice     $ 21.25us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Weighted-average remaining contractual term for vested options (in years) 2 years 3 months 19 days          
Weighted-average remaining contractual term for expected to vest options (in years) 4 years 9 months 22 days          
Weighted-average remaining contractual term for vested and expected to vest options (in years) 3 years          
Aggregate intrinsic value for vested options 944,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue     944,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue    
Aggregate intrinsic value for expected to vest options 293,000,000intc_AggregateIntrinsicValueForExpectedToVestOptions     293,000,000intc_AggregateIntrinsicValueForExpectedToVestOptions    
Total Aggregate intrinsic value for vested and expected to vest options 1,237,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue     1,237,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Number of options outstanding, beginning balance 153.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 202.8us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 298.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber      
Number of options granted 0.6us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross 20.1us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross 13.5us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross      
Number of options exercised (63.7)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised (65.0)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised (85.8)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised      
Number of options cancelled and forfeited (2.7)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod (3.0)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod (3.9)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod      
Number of options expired (9.9)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod (1.9)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod (19.3)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod      
Number of options outstanding, ending balance 77.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 153.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 202.8us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 77.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]            
Weighted-average exercise price of stock options (in dollars per share) $ 21.30us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 21.10us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 20.20us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 21.30us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice   $ 20.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Weighted-average exercise price for stock option grants during the year (in dollars per share) $ 25.34us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 22.99us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 27.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Weighted-average exercise price for stock option exercises during the year (in dollars per share) $ 19.87us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 18.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 20.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Weighted-average exercise price for stock option cancellations and forfeitures during the year (in dollars per share) $ 23.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 22.58us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 21.17us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Weighted-average exercise price for stock option expirations during the year (in dollars per share) $ 27.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 22.56us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 22.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Number of options exercisable 54.7us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber 111.5us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber 139.8us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber 54.7us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber    
Weighted-average exercise price for options exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 20.29us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 20.25us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 19.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 20.29us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Range Of Exercise Prices And Options Outstanding [Abstract]            
Weighted-average remaining Contractual Life (in years), Total 3 years          
$1.82-$15.00 [Member]            
Range Of Exercise Prices And Options Outstanding [Abstract]            
Number of outstanding options 0.7us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= intc_RangeOneMember
    0.7us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted-average remaining Contractual Life (in years) 3 years          
Weighted-average exercise price for outstanding options (in dollars per share) $ 11.60us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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    $ 11.60us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= intc_RangeOneMember
   
Number of exercisable options 0.7us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= intc_RangeOneMember
    0.7us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= intc_RangeOneMember
   
Weighted-average exercise price for exercisable options (in dollars per share) $ 11.60us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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    $ 11.60us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit (in dollars per share) $ 1.82us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit (in dollars per share) $ 15.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$15.01-$20.00 [Member]            
Range Of Exercise Prices And Options Outstanding [Abstract]            
Number of outstanding options 32.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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= intc_RangeTwoMember
    32.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted-average remaining Contractual Life (in years) 1 year 9 months 22 days          
Weighted-average exercise price for outstanding options (in dollars per share) $ 18.27us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= intc_RangeTwoMember
    $ 18.27us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= intc_RangeTwoMember
   
Number of exercisable options 32.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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= intc_RangeTwoMember
    32.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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= intc_RangeTwoMember
   
Weighted-average exercise price for exercisable options (in dollars per share) $ 18.27us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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    $ 18.27us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit (in dollars per share) $ 15.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit (in dollars per share) $ 20.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$20.01-$25.00 [Member]            
Range Of Exercise Prices And Options Outstanding [Abstract]            
Number of outstanding options 34.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= intc_RangeThreeMember
    34.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted-average remaining Contractual Life (in years) 3 years 11 months          
Weighted-average exercise price for outstanding options (in dollars per share) $ 22.75us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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    $ 22.75us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Number of exercisable options 17.2us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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    17.2us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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Weighted-average exercise price for exercisable options (in dollars per share) $ 22.89us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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    $ 22.89us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
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Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit (in dollars per share) $ 20.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit (in dollars per share) $ 25.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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$25.01-$27.42 [Member]            
Range Of Exercise Prices And Options Outstanding [Abstract]            
Number of outstanding options 9.7us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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    9.7us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
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Weighted-average remaining Contractual Life (in years) 4 years 3 months 19 days          
Weighted-average exercise price for outstanding options (in dollars per share) $ 27.11us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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    $ 27.11us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= intc_RangeFourMember
   
Number of exercisable options 3.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= intc_RangeFourMember
    3.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions
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= intc_RangeFourMember
   
Weighted-average exercise price for exercisable options (in dollars per share) $ 27.21us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= intc_RangeFourMember
    $ 27.21us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeExercisableOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice1
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis
= intc_RangeFourMember
   
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit (in dollars per share) $ 25.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit
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= intc_RangeFourMember
         
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit (in dollars per share) $ 27.42us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit
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Minimum [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Exercise Price Of Options Exercised (In Dollars Per Share)       $ 1.12intc_ExercisePriceOfOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Maximum [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Exercise Price Of Options Exercised (In Dollars Per Share)       $ 28.15intc_ExercisePriceOfOptionsExercised
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized 1,800,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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    1,800,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 1 year 3 months 19 days          
Share-based Compensation Arrangements By Share-based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units [Roll Forward]            
Number of RSUs outstanding, beginning balance 113.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
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109.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
107.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Number of RSUs granted 57.2us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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53.4us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
49.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Number of RSUs vested (42.5)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
(44.5)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
(43.2)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Number of RSUs forfeited (8.6)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
(4.9)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
(4.4)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Number of RSUs outstanding, ending balance 119.4us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
113.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
109.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
119.4us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangements By Share-based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]            
Weighted-average grant date fair value of RSU balance (in dollars per share) $ 23.89us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 22.47us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 22.03us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 23.89us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
  $ 19.18us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
Weighted-average grant date fair value of granted RSUs (in dollars per share) $ 25.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 21.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 25.32us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
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Weighted-average grant date fair value of vested RSUs (in dollars per share) $ 22.33us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 20.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 18.88us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Weighted-average grant date fair value of forfeited RSUs (in dollars per share) $ 22.94us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 22.06us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
$ 20.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs expected to vest (in dollars per share) $ 23.88intc_WeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueOfRestrictedStockUnitsExpectedToVest
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
    $ 23.88intc_WeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueOfRestrictedStockUnitsExpectedToVest
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Restricted Stock Units, Stock Options, And Stock Purchase Plan Estimated Values And Weighted Average Assumptions [Abstract]            
Risk-free interest rate 0.50%intc_RiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
0.20%intc_RiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
0.30%intc_RiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Dividend yield 3.30%intc_DividendYield
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
3.80%intc_DividendYield
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
3.30%intc_DividendYield
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Volatility (percent) 23.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
25.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
26.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Stock Option Awards [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
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/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 11 months          
Restricted Stock Units, Stock Options, And Stock Purchase Plan Estimated Values And Weighted Average Assumptions [Abstract]            
Estimated values (in dollars per share) $ 3.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
$ 3.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
$ 4.22us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
     
Expected life (in years) 5 years 1 month 17 days 5 years 2 months 12 days 5 years 3 months 18 days      
Risk-free interest rate 1.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
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0.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
1.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
     
Dividend yield 3.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
3.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
3.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
     
Volatility (percent) 23.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
25.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
25.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
     
Market Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangements By Share-based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units [Roll Forward]            
Number of RSUs outstanding, ending balance 4.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= intc_MarketBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
    4.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= intc_MarketBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Market Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Vesting range (percent) 0.00%intc_VestingRange
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= intc_MarketBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
    0.00%intc_VestingRange
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= intc_MarketBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Market Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Vesting range (percent) 200.00%intc_VestingRange
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= intc_MarketBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
    200.00%intc_VestingRange
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= intc_MarketBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
2006 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized 719us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_EquityIncentivePlanOneMember
    719us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_EquityIncentivePlanOneMember
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant 258us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_EquityIncentivePlanOneMember
    258us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_EquityIncentivePlanOneMember
   
Restricted Stock or Stock Units, 2006 Plan [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized 517us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_RestrictedStockOrStockUnitsEquityIncentivePlanOneMember
    517us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_RestrictedStockOrStockUnitsEquityIncentivePlanOneMember
   
Restricted Stock or Stock Units, 2006 Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
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/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_RestrictedStockOrStockUnitsEquityIncentivePlanOneMember
1,000,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_RestrictedStockOrStockUnitsEquityIncentivePlanOneMember
1,200,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_RestrictedStockOrStockUnitsEquityIncentivePlanOneMember
     
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Intrinsic Value Amount 949,000,000intc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodIntrinsicValueAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_RestrictedStockOrStockUnitsEquityIncentivePlanOneMember
899,000,000intc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodIntrinsicValueAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_RestrictedStockOrStockUnitsEquityIncentivePlanOneMember
816,000,000intc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodIntrinsicValueAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_RestrictedStockOrStockUnitsEquityIncentivePlanOneMember
     
Stock Purchase Plan [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized 373us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
    373us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant 197us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
    197us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent 85.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
         
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized 13,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
    13,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
   
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 1 month 15 days          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period 19.4us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
20.5us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
17.4us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
     
Employee Purchases, Amount 393,000,000intc_EmployeePurchasesAmount
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
369,000,000intc_EmployeePurchasesAmount
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
355,000,000intc_EmployeePurchasesAmount
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
     
Restricted Stock Units, Stock Options, And Stock Purchase Plan Estimated Values And Weighted Average Assumptions [Abstract]            
Estimated values (in dollars per share) $ 5.87us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
$ 4.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
$ 5.47us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
     
Expected life (in years) 6 months 6 months 6 months      
Risk-free interest rate 0.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
0.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
0.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
     
Dividend yield 3.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
4.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
3.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
     
Volatility (percent) 22.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
22.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
24.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= intc_StockPurchasePlanMember
     
Share-based Compensation [Member]            
Employee Equity Incentive Plans, (Textual) (Details) [Abstract]            
Other Inventory, Capitalized Costs, Gross $ 39,000,000us-gaap_OtherInventoryCapitalizedCosts
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= intc_ShareBasedCompensationMember
$ 38,000,000us-gaap_OtherInventoryCapitalizedCosts
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= intc_ShareBasedCompensationMember
$ 41,000,000us-gaap_OtherInventoryCapitalizedCosts
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= intc_ShareBasedCompensationMember
$ 39,000,000us-gaap_OtherInventoryCapitalizedCosts
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= intc_ShareBasedCompensationMember