Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 253,009,000	$ 805,555,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred taxes	(31,100,000)	6,784,000
Depreciation	211,191,000	187,651,000
Amortization	254,533,000	230,987,000
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,213,000	677,000
Share-based compensation expense	127,188,000	114,674,000
Excess tax benefit from share-based plans	(11,169,000)	(38,776,000)
Impairment and other	64,119,000	520,000
Other non-operating	(9,158,000)	343,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	101,965,000	(145,997,000)
Inventory	(86,761,000)	52,556,000
Other assets	(10,018,000)	10,381,000
Accounts payable trade	(20,882,000)	62,118,000
Accounts payable to related parties	7,250,000	(12,147,000)
Other liabilities	(238,679,000)	(64,691,000)
Total adjustments	359,692,000	405,080,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	612,701,000	1,210,635,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of short and long-term marketable securities	(1,878,429,000)	(3,376,250,000)
Proceeds from sales of short and long-term marketable securities	2,558,157,000	3,621,418,000
Proceeds from maturities of short and long-term marketable securities	306,336,000	563,890,000
Acquisition of property and equipment, net	(282,443,000)	(165,641,000)
Investment in Flash Ventures	0	(24,296,000)
Notes receivable issuances to Flash Ventures	(228,374,000)	(131,692,000)
Notes receivable proceeds from Flash Ventures	216,960,000	126,755,000
Purchased technology and other assets	(5,727,000)	(4,589,000)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(1,063,798,000)
Other	(866,000)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	685,614,000	(454,203,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt financing	(73,000)	0
Proceeds from employee stock programs	61,159,000	159,044,000
Excess tax benefit from share-based plans	11,169,000	38,776,000
Dividends paid	(188,699,000)	(169,443,000)
Repurchase of common stock	(1,250,263,000)	(799,661,000)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(42,175,000)	(38,409,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,408,882,000)	(809,693,000)
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash	(363,000)	(2,150,000)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(110,930,000)	(55,411,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	809,003,000	986,246,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	698,073,000	930,835,000
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Property and equipment additions not yet paid in cash	$ 157,335,000	$ 86,103,000