Segment Reporting (Net Revenue and Operating Income (Loss) by Segment) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017 USD ($) segment	Jun. 25, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments \| segment			2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 1,222	$ 1,027	$ 2,206	$ 1,859
Operating income (loss)	25	(8)	(4)	(76)
Operating Segments [Member] \| Computing and Graphics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	659	435	1,252	895
Operating income (loss)	7	(81)	(8)	(151)
Operating Segments [Member] \| Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	563	592	954	964
Operating income (loss)	42	84	51	100
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	$ (24)	$ (11)	$ (47)	$ (25)

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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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