Identified Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)			6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended							3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2011	Dec. 25, 2010	Jul. 02, 2011 Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member] Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member] McAfee, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member] Subject To Amortization [Member]	Dec. 25, 2010 Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member] Subject To Amortization [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Acquisition-Related Developed Technology [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member] Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member] Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member] Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member] Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member] Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member] McAfee, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member] Subject To Amortization [Member]	Dec. 25, 2010 Acquisition-Related Customer Relationships [Member] Subject To Amortization [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member] Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member] Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member] Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member] Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member] Subject To Amortization [Member]	Dec. 25, 2010 Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member] Subject To Amortization [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member] McAfee, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Acquisition-Related Trade Names [Member] Not Subject To Amortization [Member]	Apr. 02, 2011 NVIDIA [Member] Licensed Technology [Member] Y	Jul. 02, 2011 Licensed Technology [Member] Subject To Amortization [Member]	Dec. 25, 2010 Licensed Technology [Member] Subject To Amortization [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Licensed Technology [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Licensed Technology [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Licensed Technology [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Licensed Technology [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Subject To Amortization [Member]	Dec. 25, 2010 Subject To Amortization [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Other Intangible Assets [Member] Not Subject To Amortization [Member]	Dec. 25, 2010 Other Intangible Assets [Member] Not Subject To Amortization [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Not Subject To Amortization [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Cost of Sales [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Cost of Sales [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Cost of Sales [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Cost of Sales [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member]	Jun. 26, 2010 Amortization Of Acquisition-Related Intangibles [Member]	Dec. 25, 2010 NVIDIA [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 NVIDIA [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 NVIDIA [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 McAfee, Inc. [Member]
Identified Intangible Assets By Major Class [Abstract]
Gross Assets					$ 2,534,000,000	$ 235,000,000											$ 1,710,000,000	$ 152,000,000					$ 65,000,000	$ 46,000,000				$ 2,331,000,000	$ 1,204,000,000					$ 6,640,000,000	$ 1,637,000,000
Accumulated Amortization					(307,000,000)	(97,000,000)											(117,000,000)	(10,000,000)					(15,000,000)	(10,000,000)				(620,000,000)	(765,000,000)					(1,059,000,000)	(882,000,000)
Net					2,227,000,000	138,000,000											1,593,000,000	142,000,000					50,000,000	36,000,000				1,711,000,000	439,000,000					5,581,000,000	755,000,000
Identified Intangible Assets, Amortization Expenses [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense							137,000,000	16,000,000	210,000,000	32,000,000	73,000,000	2,000,000	107,000,000	3,000,000					3,000,000	2,000,000	5,000,000	4,000,000								43,000,000	43,000,000	89,000,000	85,000,000						180,000,000	59,000,000	299,000,000	117,000,000	76,000,000	4,000,000	112,000,000	7,000,000
Identified Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expenses [Abstract]
Future Amortization Expense, Remainder of 2011									271,000,000				146,000,000								5,000,000											90,000,000									361,000,000				151,000,000
Future Amortization Expense, 2012									522,000,000				284,000,000								10,000,000											171,000,000									693,000,000				294,000,000
Future Amortization Expense, 2013									506,000,000				264,000,000								10,000,000											154,000,000									660,000,000				274,000,000
Future Amortization Expense, 2014									487,000,000				260,000,000								10,000,000											143,000,000									630,000,000				270,000,000
Future Amortization Expense, 2015									208,000,000				250,000,000								9,000,000											125,000,000									333,000,000				259,000,000
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Cross License Payment Amount Total, 2011-2016																																																1,500,000,000
Loss Contingency, Cross License Annual Payment Amount, 2011-2013																																																300,000,000
Loss Contingency, Cross License Annual Payment Amount, 2014-2016																																																200,000,000
Loss Contingency, Cross License Expense																																															100,000,000
Loss Contingency, Cross License Liability																																																1,100,000,000	1,400,000,000
Acquired Identified Intangible Asset, Amount																											1,300,000,000
Acquired Identified Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)																											17
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]
Gross Assets																										828,000,000
Identified Intangible Assets Textual Details [Abstract]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangibles				1,221,000,000												1,418,000,000									821,000,000																										3,552,000,000
Business Combinations, During Period, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Intangibles			1,037,000,000												96,000,000																																			1,295,000,000
Gross Assets	7,759,000,000	1,742,000,000																																		291,000,000	105,000,000	1,119,000,000
Net	$ 6,700,000,000	$ 860,000,000