Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2011
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies	NOTE 1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company or AMD) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011 shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2011. In the opinion of the Company's management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's results of operations, financial position and cash flows. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2010. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company changed the method of accounting for its investment in GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GF) from the equity method to the cost method of accounting. Therefore, the users of the Company's financial statements should consider the effect of the change to the cost method of accounting when comparing the current period to the periods in 2010. The Company uses a 52 or 53 week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December.The quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011 consisted of 13 and 40 weeks, respectively. The quarter and nine months ended September 25, 2010 consisted of 13 and 39 weeks, respectively. Principles of Consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company's accounts and those of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Upon consolidation, all significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated.

Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company or AMD) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011 shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2011. In the opinion of the Company's management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's results of operations, financial position and cash flows. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2010.

In the first quarter of 2011, the Company changed the method of accounting for its investment in GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GF) from the equity method to the cost method of accounting. Therefore, the users of the Company's financial statements should consider the effect of the change to the cost method of accounting when comparing the current period to the periods in 2010.

The Company uses a 52 or 53 week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December.The quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2011 consisted of 13 and 40 weeks, respectively. The quarter and nine months ended September 25, 2010 consisted of 13 and 39 weeks, respectively.

Principles of Consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company's accounts and those of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Upon consolidation, all significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated.