Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

May. 01, 2016

Notes to financial statements [Abstract]

Financial Information by Operating Segment

	GPU		Tegra Processor			All Other			Consolidated
	(In millions)
Three Months Ended May 1, 2016
Revenue	$	1,079	$	160		$	66		$	1,305
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	28	$	7		$	10		$	45
Operating income (loss)	$	348	$	(38	)	$	(65	)	$	245
Three Months Ended April 26, 2015
Revenue	$	940	$	145		$	66		$	1,151
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	28	$	14		$	12		$	54
Operating income (loss)	$	278	$	(57	)	$	(45	)	$	176

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

	Three Months Ended
	May 1, 2016			April 26, 2015
	(In millions)
Reconciling items included in "All Other" category:
Unallocated revenue	$	66		$	66
Unallocated cost of revenue and operating expenses	(54		)	(57		)
Stock-based compensation	(53		)	(45		)
Legal settlement costs	(16		)	—
Acquisition-related costs	(4		)	(9		)
Advanced healthcare contribution	(3		)	—
Restructuring and other charges	(1		)	—
Total	$	(65	)	$	(45	)

Revenue from customers based in different geographic regions

	Three Months Ended
	May 1,		April 26,
	2016		2015
	(In millions)
Revenue:
Taiwan	$	445	$	388
China	247		173
United States	194		180
Other Asia Pacific	160		188
Europe	156		119
Other Americas	103		103
Total revenue	$	1,305	$	1,151

Schedule of Revenue by Major Markets [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	May 1,		April 26,
	2016		2015
	(In millions)
Revenue:
Gaming	$	687	$	587
Professional Visualization	189		181
Datacenter	143		88
Automotive	113		77
OEM & IP	173		218
Total revenue	$	1,305	$	1,151

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	May 1, 2016		April 26, 2015
Revenue:
Customer A	12	%	10	%

Schedule of Account Receivable from Major Customers [Table Text Block]

	May 1, 2016		January 26, 2016
Accounts Receivable:
Customer B	19	%	21	%
Customer C	13	%	—	%