Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Deferred Revenue And Related Product Costs

	December 31, 2011			December 25, 2010
	(In millions)
Deferred revenue	$	202		$	254
Deferred cost of sales		(79	)		(111	)
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	$	123		$	143

Components Of Basic And Diluted Income Attributable To AMD Common Stockholders Per Share

	2011			2010		2009
	(In millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator—Net income (loss):
Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders from continuing operations	$	495		$	471	$	307
Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders from discontinued operations	$	(4	)	$	—	$	(3	)
Denominator—Weighted average common shares:
Denominator for basic net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per share		727			711		673
Effect of potentially dilutive common shares:
Employee stock options and restricted stock units		15			22		5
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per share		742			733		678
Net income (loss) attributable to AMD common stockholders per common share:
Basic
Continuing operations	$	0.68		$	0.66	$	0.46
Discontinued operations		(0.01	)		—		—
Basic net income attributable to AMD common stockholders per share	$	0.68		$	0.66	$	0.46
Diluted
Continuing operations	$	0.67		$	0.64	$	0.45
Discontinued operations		(0.01	)		—		—
Diluted net income attributable to AMD common stockholders per share	$	0.66		$	0.64	$	0.45

Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

	2011			2010
	(In millions)
Net unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of $0 in 2011 and 2010.	$	—		$	(1	)
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $0 in 2011 and 2010.		(5	)		3
Cumulative translation adjustments		—			(1	)
	$	(5	)	$	1