Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 25, 2015

Notes to financial statements [Abstract]

Financial Information by Operating Segment

	GPU		Tegra Processor			All Other			Consolidated
	(In millions)
Three Months Ended October 25, 2015
Revenue	$	1,110	$	129		$	66		$	1,305
Depreciation and amortization expenses	$	26	$	11		$	11		$	48
Operating income (loss)	$	367	$	(65	)	$	(57	)	$	245
Three Months Ended October 26, 2014
Revenue	$	991	$	168		$	66		$	1,225
Depreciation and amortization expenses	$	29	$	15		$	12		$	56
Operating income (loss)	$	294	$	(53	)	$	(28	)	$	213
Nine Months Ended October 25, 2015
Revenue	$	3,009	$	402		$	198		$	3,609
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	81	$	36		$	34		$	151
Operating income (loss)	$	917	$	(164	)	$	(258	)	$	495
Nine Months Ended October 26, 2014
Revenue	$	2,767	$	466		$	198		$	3,431
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	88	$	43		$	35		$	166
Operating income (loss)	$	770	$	(169	)	$	(73	)	$	528

Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 25, 2015			October 26, 2014			October 25, 2015			October 26, 2014
	(In millions)
Reconciling items included in "All Other" category:
Unallocated revenue	$	66		$	66		$	198		$	198
Unallocated cost of revenue and operating expenses	(60		)	(42		)	(181		)	(128		)
Stock-based compensation	(51		)	(42		)	(145		)	(115		)
Acquisition-related costs	(4		)	(10		)	(18		)	(28		)
Product warranty charge	—			—			(15		)	—
Restructuring and other charges	(8		)	—			(97		)	—
Total	$	(57	)	$	(28	)	$	(258	)	$	(73	)

Revenue from customers based in different geographic regions

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 25,		October 26,		October 25,		October 26,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(In millions)
Revenue:
Taiwan	$	515	$	406	$	1,348	$	1,109
China	229		238		583		714
Other Asia Pacific	181		170		554		475
United States	156		215		474		595
Europe	116		96		341		263
Other Americas	108		100		309		275
Total revenue	$	1,305	$	1,225	$	3,609	$	3,431