Segment Reporting (Net Revenue and Operating Income (Loss) by Segment) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 24, 2016 USD ($) segment	Sep. 26, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments \| segment			2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 1,307	$ 1,061	$ 3,166	$ 3,033
Operating income (loss)	(293)	(158)	(369)	(432)
Operating Segments \| Computing and Graphics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	472	424	1,367	1,335
Operating income (loss)	(66)	(181)	(217)	(403)
Operating Segments \| Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	835	637	1,799	1,698
Operating income (loss)	136	84	236	156
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	$ (363)	$ (61)	$ (388)	$ (185)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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