Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 02, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 02, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 23, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$ 6	$ (3)	$ 38	$ (5)
Tax benefit related to purchase of SeaMicro					36	36
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	62		62
Foreign taxes in profitable locations	3			7
Unrecognized tax benefits, liabilities	2		2
U.S. tax benefits from the monetization				2
Impact of unrecognized tax benefits on effective tax rate, increase	4		4
Decreased gross unrecognized tax benefits	4
Tax Holidays in Foreign Jurisdictions [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(9)		(9)
Foreign taxes in profitable locations			8
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision (benefit) for income taxes			$ (1)