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Employee Benefit Plans Equity Compensation Plans (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Qualcomm Equity Compensation Plans [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 Atheros Equity Compensation Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Atheros Equity Compensation Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Equity Compensation Plans Consolidated [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 Equity Compensation Plans Consolidated [Member]	Sep. 26, 2010 Equity Compensation Plans Consolidated [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized	483,284,000
Reserved shares remaining	231,218,000		7,084,000
Stock awards assumed as a result of acquisitions		9,564,000
Net share-based awards, after forfeitures and cancellations, granted as a percentage of outstanding shares as of the beginning of each fiscal year				0.90%	0.70%	1.20%
Total share based awards granted as a percentage of outstanding shares as of the end of each fiscal year				1.00%	0.90%	1.90%

The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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