Identified Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2016

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Schedule Of Intangible Assets By Major Class [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets at the end of each period were as follows:

	October 1, 2016
(In Millions)	Gross Assets		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Acquisition-related developed technology	$	7,399	$	(1,650	)	$	5,749
Acquisition-related customer relationships	1,434		(225		)	1,209
Acquisition-related brands	87		(15		)	72
Licensed technology and patents	3,045		(1,373		)	1,672
Identified intangible assets subject to amortization	11,965		(3,263		)	8,702
Acquisition-related brands	—		—			—
Other intangible assets	822		—			822
Identified intangible assets not subject to amortization	822		—			822
Total identified intangible assets	$	12,787	$	(3,263	)	$	9,524

	December 26, 2015
(In Millions)	Gross Assets		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Acquisition-related developed technology	$	2,928	$	(2,276	)	$	652
Acquisition-related customer relationships	1,738		(1,219		)	519
Acquisition-related brands	59		(55		)	4
Licensed technology and patents	3,017		(1,200		)	1,817
Identified intangible assets subject to amortization	7,742		(4,750		)	2,992
Acquisition-related brands	767		—			767
Other intangible assets	174		—			174
Identified intangible assets not subject to amortization	941		—			941
Total identified intangible assets	$	8,683	$	(4,750	)	$	3,933

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Amortization expenses recorded in the consolidated condensed statements of income for each period were as follows:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(In Millions)	Location	Oct 1, 2016		Sep 26, 2015		Oct 1, 2016		Sep 26, 2015
Acquisition-related developed technology	Cost of sales	$	235	$	76	$	705	$	271
Acquisition-related customer relationships	Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	69		66		234		192
Acquisition-related brands	Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	5		2		19		6
Licensed technology and patents	Cost of sales	76		71		218		211
Total amortization expenses		$	385	$	215	$	1,176	$	680

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Based on identified intangible assets that are subject to amortization as of October 1, 2016, we expect future amortization expenses for each period to be as follows:

(In Millions)	Remainder of 2016		2017		2018		2019		2020
Acquisition-related developed technology	$	232	$	794	$	777	$	774	$	742
Acquisition-related customer relationships	33		123		122		122		120
Acquisition-related brands	5		13		13		13		13
Licensed technology and patents	75		261		212		200		174
Total future amortization expenses	$	345	$	1,191	$	1,124	$	1,109	$	1,049