Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Detail)

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Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Income Before Taxes and Provision for Taxes [Abstract]      
Income before taxes: U.S. $ 11,565,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 9,374,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 10,042,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Income before taxes: Non-U.S. 4,236,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 3,237,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 4,831,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Income before taxes 15,801,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 12,611,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 14,873,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Provision for taxes, Current: Federal 3,374,000,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 2,730,000,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 2,539,000,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
Provision for taxes, Current: State 38,000,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 68,000,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 52,000,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Provision for taxes, Current: Non-U.S. 969,000,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 716,000,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 1,135,000,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
Total current provision for taxes 4,381,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 3,514,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 3,726,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Provision for taxes, Deferred: Federal (263,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (412,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 129,000,000us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Provisions For Taxes, Deferred: Other (21,000,000)intc_ProvisionsForTaxesDeferredOther (111,000,000)intc_ProvisionsForTaxesDeferredOther 13,000,000intc_ProvisionsForTaxesDeferredOther
Total deferred provision for taxes (284,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (523,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 142,000,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total Provision for taxes 4,097,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,991,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 3,868,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective tax rate 25.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 23.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 26.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]      
Statutory federal income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Increase (reduction) in rate resulting from: Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates (6.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (5.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (7.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Increase (reduction) in rate resulting from: Research and Development tax credits (1.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (3.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Increase (reduction) in rate resulting from: Domestic manufacturing deduction benefit (2.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (2.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (2.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Increase (reduction) in rate resulting from: Other 0.80%intc_IncreaseReductionInRateResultingFromOther 0.10%intc_IncreaseReductionInRateResultingFromOther 0.40%intc_IncreaseReductionInRateResultingFromOther
Taxes, Other Textual Details [Abstract]      
Income tax holiday termination date, end of range Dec. 31, 2023    
Income Tax Holiday, Aggregate Dollar Amount 166,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount 213,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount 252,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount
Income Tax Holiday, Income Tax Benefits Per Share, Diluted $ 0.03us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare $ 0.04us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare $ 0.05us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare
Income tax benefits (deficiencies) attributable to equity-based compensation transactions allocated to stockholders' equity 103,000,000intc_IncomeTaxBenefitsDeficienciesAttributableToEquityBasedCompensationTransactionsAllocatedToStockholdersEquity 3,000,000intc_IncomeTaxBenefitsDeficienciesAttributableToEquityBasedCompensationTransactionsAllocatedToStockholdersEquity 137,000,000intc_IncomeTaxBenefitsDeficienciesAttributableToEquityBasedCompensationTransactionsAllocatedToStockholdersEquity
Accrued Income Taxes, Current 443,000,000us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent 542,000,000us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent  
Long-term income taxes payable 262,000,000intc_LongTermIncomeTaxesPayable 188,000,000intc_LongTermIncomeTaxesPayable  
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]      
Deferred tax assets, Accrued compensation and other benefits 982,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits 1,047,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits  
Deferred tax assets, Share-based compensation 438,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 564,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost  
Deferred tax assets, Deferred income 691,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome 672,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome  
Deferred tax assets, Inventory 339,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory 733,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory  
Deferred tax assets, State credits and net operating losses 519,000,000intc_DeferredTaxAssetsStateCreditsAndNetOperatingLosses 378,000,000intc_DeferredTaxAssetsStateCreditsAndNetOperatingLosses  
Deferred tax assets, Other, net 715,000,000intc_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherNet 654,000,000intc_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherNet  
Gross deferred tax assets 3,684,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 4,048,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross  
Deferred tax assets, Valuation allowance (595,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (456,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Total deferred tax assets 3,089,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 3,592,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet  
Deferred tax liabilities, Property, plant and equipment (1,171,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment (2,023,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Deferred tax liabilities, Licenses and intangibles (576,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets (687,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets  
Deferred tax liabilities, Convertible debt (977,000,000)intc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesConvertibleDebt (911,000,000)intc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesConvertibleDebt  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Unrealized Gains On Investments And Derivatives (1,017,000,000)intc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedLossesOnInvestmentsAndDerivatives (815,000,000)intc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedLossesOnInvestmentsAndDerivatives  
Deferred tax liabilities, Investments in non-U.S. subsidiaries (252,000,000)intc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInForeignSubsidiaries (244,000,000)intc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInForeignSubsidiaries  
Deferred tax liabilities, Other, net (291,000,000)intc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherNet (281,000,000)intc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherNet  
Total deferred tax liabilities (4,284,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities (4,961,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities  
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) (1,195,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet (1,369,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet  
Current deferred tax assets 1,958,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 2,594,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent  
Non-current deferred tax assets 622,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 434,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent  
Non-current deferred tax liabilities (3,775,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent (4,397,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]      
Valuation Allowance, Amount 595,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 456,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized [Line Items]      
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries 23,300,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Other Basis Differences For Certain Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 1,600,000,000intc_OtherBasisDifferencesForCertainNonU.S.Subsidiaries    
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Unrecognized tax benefits, Gross, Beginning Balance 207,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 189,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 212,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized tax benefits, Settlements and effective settlements with tax authorities and related remeasurements (220,000,000)intc_SettlementsAndEffectiveSettlementsWithTaxAuthoritiesAndRelatedRemeasurements (2,000,000)intc_SettlementsAndEffectiveSettlementsWithTaxAuthoritiesAndRelatedRemeasurements (81,000,000)intc_SettlementsAndEffectiveSettlementsWithTaxAuthoritiesAndRelatedRemeasurements
Unrecognized tax benefits, Lapse of statute of limitations 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (5,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Unrecognized tax benefits, Increases in balances related to tax positions taken during prior periods 173,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 21,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 56,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Unrecognized tax benefits, Decreases in balances related to tax positions taken during prior periods (1,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (9,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (6,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Unrecognized tax benefits, Increases in balances related to tax positions taken during current periods 418,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 8,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 13,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Unrecognized tax benefits, Gross, Ending Balance 577,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 207,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 189,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate 485,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 81,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense 21,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued 44,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 73,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Significant (Increase) Decrease in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Lower Bound 25,000,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound    
Significant (Increase) Decrease in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Upper Bound 465,000,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards 219,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards    
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates Dec. 31, 2034    
State [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards 375,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
   
Non-U.S. [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards 393,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Operating loss carryforwards that have a valuation allowance 291,000,000intc_OperatingLossCarryforwardsThatHaveValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
U.S. State and Non-U.S. [Member]      
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Year Which Prior Years' Tax Returns Are Generally No Longer Subject To Tax Examination (date) Dec. 31, 2002    
U.S. Federal [Member]      
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Year Which Prior Years' Tax Returns Are No Longer Subject To Tax Examination (date) Dec. 31, 2009    
State Credit Carry Forwards [Member]      
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]      
Deferred tax assets, Valuation allowance (507,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= intc_StateCreditCarryForwardsMember
   
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]      
Valuation Allowance, Amount 507,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= intc_StateCreditCarryForwardsMember
   
Matters Related To Our Non-U.S. Subsidiaries [Member]      
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]      
Deferred tax assets, Valuation allowance   (88,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= intc_MattersRelatedToOurNonUnitedStatesSubsidiariesMember
 
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]      
Valuation Allowance, Amount   $ 88,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= intc_MattersRelatedToOurNonUnitedStatesSubsidiariesMember