Deferred Income (Detail) (USD $) In Millions	Oct. 01, 2011	Dec. 25, 2010
Deferred Income Detail [Abstract]
Deferred income on shipments of components to distributors	$ 833	$ 622
Deferred income from software and services operating segments	1,084	125
Current deferred income	1,917	747
Non-current deferred income from software and services operating segments	381	21
Total deferred income	$ 2,298	$ 768