Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure	Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organization These interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited but reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position of SanDisk Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 29, 2015, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10‑K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2015. The results of operations for the three months ended March 29, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year. Basis of Presentation. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to December 31 and its fiscal quarters generally consist of 13 weeks. Fiscal year 2015 will include 53 weeks with 14 weeks in the fourth fiscal quarter, while fiscal year 2014 included 52 weeks. The first quarters of fiscal years 2015 and 2014 ended on March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014, respectively. For accounting and disclosure purposes, the exchange rates of 119.01, 120.44 and 102.69 at March 29, 2015, December 28, 2014 and March 30, 2014, respectively, were used to convert Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar. Throughout the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, unless otherwise indicated, references to Net income refer to Net income attributable to common stockholders, to years or annual periods are references to fiscal years, and to quarters are references to our fiscal quarters. Organization and Nature of Operations. The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on June 1, 1988. The Company designs, develops, markets and manufactures data storage solutions in a variety of form factors using its flash memory, controller and firmware technologies. The Company operates in one segment, flash memory storage products. Principles of Consolidation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Non-controlling interest represents the minority stockholders’ proportionate share of the net assets and results of operations of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements also include the results of companies acquired by the Company from the date of each acquisition. Use of Estimates. The preparation of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. The estimates and judgments affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and related disclosure of contingent liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to customer programs and incentives, intellectual property (“IP”) claims, product returns, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventories and inventory valuation, valuation and impairments of marketable securities and investments, valuation and impairments of goodwill and long-lived assets, income taxes, warranty obligations, restructurings, contingencies, share-based compensation and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that its management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities when those values are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates.

Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

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These interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited but reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position of SanDisk Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 29, 2015, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10‑K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2015. The results of operations for the three months ended March 29, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

Basis of Presentation. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to December 31 and its fiscal quarters generally consist of 13 weeks. Fiscal year 2015 will include 53 weeks with 14 weeks in the fourth fiscal quarter, while fiscal year 2014 included 52 weeks. The first quarters of fiscal years 2015 and 2014 ended on March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014, respectively. For accounting and disclosure purposes, the exchange rates of 119.01, 120.44 and 102.69 at March 29, 2015, December 28, 2014 and March 30, 2014, respectively, were used to convert Japanese yen to the U.S. dollar. Throughout the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, unless otherwise indicated, references to Net income refer to Net income attributable to common stockholders, to years or annual periods are references to fiscal years, and to quarters are references to our fiscal quarters.

Organization and Nature of Operations. The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on June 1, 1988. The Company designs, develops, markets and manufactures data storage solutions in a variety of form factors using its flash memory, controller and firmware technologies. The Company operates in one segment, flash memory storage products.

Principles of Consolidation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Non-controlling interest represents the minority stockholders’ proportionate share of the net assets and results of operations of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements also include the results of companies acquired by the Company from the date of each acquisition.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. The estimates and judgments affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and related disclosure of contingent liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to customer programs and incentives, intellectual property (“IP”) claims, product returns, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventories and inventory valuation, valuation and impairments of marketable securities and investments, valuation and impairments of goodwill and long-lived assets, income taxes, warranty obligations, restructurings, contingencies, share-based compensation and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that its management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities when those values are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates.