Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Details of Product Revenue

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Product sales through direct sales force	75.7	%	78.1	%	77.7	%	79.0	%
Product sales maintained under fulfillment distributor arrangements	5.8		6.7		5.8		5.9
Product sales through distributors	18.5		15.2		16.5		15.1
	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%

Income from the Qualcomm Agreement

	Three Months Ending
	December 31, 2012		March 31, 2013		June 30, 2013		Total
	(In millions)
Income from Qualcomm Agreement	$	43	$	44	$	43	$	130

Inventory

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In millions)
Work in process	$	229	$	135
Finished goods	328		286
	$	557	$	421

Property and Equipment

	Useful Life	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(In years)	(In millions)
Leasehold improvements	1 to 10	$	225		$	212
Office furniture and equipment	3 to 7	40			38
Machinery and equipment	5	511			396
Computer software and equipment	2 to 10	173			128
Construction in progress	N/A	33			26
		982			800
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(519		)	(432		)
		$	463		$	368

Goodwill

	Reportable Segments
	Broadband Communications		Mobile & Wireless		Infrastructure & Networking		Foreign Currency			Consolidated
	(In millions)
Goodwill at December 31, 2011	$	597	$	470	$	735	$	(15	)	$	1,787
Goodwill recorded in connection with acquisitions	125		—		1,805		—			1,930
Effects of foreign currency translation	—		—		—		(8		)	(8		)
Goodwill at September 30, 2012	$	722	$	470	$	2,540	$	(23	)	$	3,709

Purchased Intangible Assets

	September 30, 2012								December 31, 2011
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net			Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
						(In millions)
Developed technology	$	1,763	$	(391	)	$	1,372		$	587	$	(282	)	$	305
In-process research and development	317		—			317			59		—			59
Customer relationships	385		(194		)	191			173		(117		)	56
Other	39		(27		)	12			23		(20		)	3
	$	2,504	$	(612	)	$	1,892		$	842	$	(419	)	$	423
Effects of foreign currency translation						(31		)						(23		)
						$	1,861							$	400

Amortization of Purchased Intangible Assets

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(In millions)
Cost of product revenue	$	55	$	13	$	148	$	42
Other operating expenses	32		7		82		23
	$	87	$	20	$	230	$	65

Amortization of Existing Purchased Intangible Assets

	Purchased Intangible Asset Amortization by Year
	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		Thereafter		Total
							(In millions)
Cost of product revenue	$	50	$	173	$	222	$	218	$	200	$	800	$	1,663
Other operating expenses	31		57		63		31		9		7		198
	$	81	$	230	$	285	$	249	$	209	$	807	$	1,861

Accrued Liabilities

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In millions)
Accrued rebates	$	380	$	317
Accrued royalties	27		18
Accrued settlement charges	72		28
Accrued legal costs	16		16
Accrued taxes	21		16
Warranty reserve	14		14
Restructuring liabilities	3		6
Other	60		46
	$	593	$	461

Other Long-Term Liabilities

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In millions)
Deferred rent	$	54	$	48
Accrued taxes	62		24
Deferred tax liabilities	56		80
Accrued settlement charges	55		48
Restructuring liabilities	1		2
Deferred revenue	47		3
Other long-term liabilities	22		19
	$	297	$	224

Accrued Rebate Activity

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012			2011
	(In millions)
Beginning balance	$	317		$	270
Charged as a reduction of revenue	512			498
Reversal of unclaimed rebates	(8		)	(11		)
Payments	(441		)	(417		)
Ending balance	$	380		$	340

Warranty Reserve Activity

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012			2011
	(In millions)
Beginning balance	$	14		$	13
Charged to costs and expenses	4			8
Payments	(4		)	(7		)
Ending balance	$	14		$	14

Restructuring Activity

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012
	(In millions)
Beginning balance	$	8
Charged to expense	6
Cash payments	(10		)
Ending balance	$	4

Computation of Net Income Per Share

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(In millions, except per share data)
Numerator: Net income	$	220	$	270	$	468	$	673
Denominator for net income per share (basic)	561		537		555		537
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock awards	18		21		19		27
Denominator for net income per share (diluted)	579		558		574		564
Net income per share (basic)	$	0.39	$	0.50	$	0.84	$	1.25
Net income per share (diluted)	$	0.38	$	0.48	$	0.82	$	1.19