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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees-JV (Details Textual 1)	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended														3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2011 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2011 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] JPY (¥)	Jan. 01, 2012 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] SanDisk Corporation [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Alliance Ltd [Member] Toshiba Corporation [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2011 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2011 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] JPY (¥)	Jan. 01, 2012 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] SanDisk Corporation [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Partners Ltd [Member] Toshiba Corporation [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] JPY (¥)	Jan. 01, 2012 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] SanDisk Corporation [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Forward Ltd [Member] Toshiba Corporation [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Ventures [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Ventures [Member] JPY (¥)	Jan. 01, 2012 Flash Ventures [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Ventures [Member] Standard and Poor [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Ventures [Member] Moody's [Member]	Jul. 01, 2012 Flash Ventures [Member] Rating and Investment Information [Member]
Venture Ownership
Firm's ownership in business venture									49.90%								49.90%					49.90%
Partner's ownership in venture business										50.10%								50.10%					50.10%
Equity Investments
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Noncurrent			$ 792,200,000		$ 792,200,000						$ 220,000,000		$ 220,000,000						$ 176,000,000					$ (1,188,000,000)		$ (1,297,000,000)
Equity investment in business venture			362,000,000		362,000,000			368,500,000			250,400,000		250,400,000			258,200,000			70,500,000		19,500,000			(683,000,000)		(646,000,000)
Cumulative translation adjustments	260,587,000	300,788,000	81,500,000		81,500,000			92,600,000			78,000,000		78,000,000			85,800,000			1,600,000		1,100,000
Equity Method Investment Difference Between Carrying Amount And Underlying Equity (Basis Adjustment)			3,800,000	4,500,000	7,800,000	15,900,000					800,000	1,300,000	2,100,000	2,700,000
Percentage of clean room equipped																			30.00%	30.00%
Investment in capacity expansion																						50.00%
Current FAB capacity utilization (text)																			full	full
Master Lease Agreements
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Amount																								5,080,000,000	404,200,000,000
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Outstanding Amount																								1,900,000,000	151,200,000,000
Guarantee of Flash Ventures equipment leases	950,331,000		382,919,000		382,919,000		30,400,000,000				249,709,000		249,709,000		19,900,000,000				317,703,000	25,300,000,000				950,331,000	75,600,000,000	732,000,000
Master Lease Covenants
Minimum Rating																											BB-	BB-	BB+
External Credit Rating																											BB		BBB
Joint Venture Master Equipment Lease Agreement Guarantor Equity Covenant																								1,510,000,000
Tax Commitment
Unrecognized tax benefits from the contractual obligation	$ 211,000,000