Segment Reporting (Net Revenue and Operating Income (Loss) by Segment) (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment				2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	$ 1,653	$ 1,584	$ 5,056	$ 3,913
Total operating income	[1]	150	119	423	129
Operating Segments | Computing and Graphics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue		938	835	3,139	2,069
Total operating income		100	73	355	59
Operating Segments | Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue		715	749	1,917	1,844
Total operating income		86	74	169	145
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total operating income		$ (36)	$ (28)	$ (101)	$ (75)

[1] Prior year amounts adjusted to reflect the retrospective application of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Refer to Note 1.