Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Notes to financial statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	GPU		Tegra Processor			All Other			Consolidated
	(In millions)
Year Ended January 31, 2016:
Revenue	$	4,187	$	559		$	264		$	5,010
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	110	$	43		$	44		$	197
Operating income (loss)	$	1,344	$	(239	)	$	(358	)	$	747
Year Ended January 25, 2015:
Revenue	$	3,839	$	579		$	264		$	4,682
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	117	$	57		$	46		$	220
Operating income (loss)	$	1,113	$	(254	)	$	(100	)	$	759
Year Ended January 26, 2014:
Revenue	$	3,468	$	398		$	264		$	4,130
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	147	$	50		$	42		$	239
Operating income (loss)	$	835	$	(268	)	$	(71	)	$	496

	Year Ended
	January 31, 2016			January 25, 2015			January 26, 2014
	(In millions)
Reconciling items included in "All Other" category:
Unallocated revenue	$	264		$	264		$	264
Unallocated cost of revenue and operating expenses	(244		)	(169		)	(167		)
Stock-based compensation	(204		)	(158		)	(136		)
Restructuring and other charges	(131		)	—			—
Acquisition-related costs	(22		)	(37		)	(32		)
Product warranty charges	(21		)	—			—
Total	$	(358	)	$	(100	)	$	(71	)

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

	January 31, 2016		January 25, 2015
Long-lived assets:	(In millions)
United States	$	414	$	467
India	45		48
Taiwan	39		52
China	25		28
Europe	9		52
Other Asia Pacific	1		1
Total long-lived assets	$	533	$	648

	Year Ended
	January 31, 2016		January 25, 2015		January 26, 2014
Revenue:	(In millions)
Taiwan	$	1,912	$	1,594	$	1,321
China	806		922		794
Other Asia Pacific	749		638		675
United States	643		791		727
Europe	482		369		295
Other Americas	418		368		318
Total revenue	$	5,010	$	4,682	$	4,130

Schedule of Revenue by Markets

	Year Ended
	January 31, 2016		January 25, 2015		January 26, 2014
Revenue:	(In millions)
Gaming	$	2,818	$	2,058	$	1,511
Professional Visualization	750		795		789
Datacenter	339		317		199
Automotive	320		183		99
OEM & IP	783		1,329		1,532
Total revenue	$	5,010	$	4,682	$	4,130

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments

	Year Ended
	January 31, 2016		January 25, 2015		January 26, 2014
Revenue:
Customer A	11	%	11	%	11	%
Customer B	9	%	9	%	10	%

Schedule Of Accounts Receivable, Major Customers

	January 31, 2016		January 25, 2015
Accounts Receivable:
Customer B	21	%	20	%
Customer C	8	%	10	%