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Reportable Segments, Significant Customer and Geographical Information (Revenue Concentrations) (Details) (Sales [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
Hong Kong      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 31.20%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_HK
27.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_HK
26.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_HK
China (exclusive of Hong Kong)      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 24.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
23.70%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
29.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Japan      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 29.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= brcm_SingaporeTaiwanThailandAndJapanMemberDomain
34.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= brcm_SingaporeTaiwanThailandAndJapanMemberDomain
31.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= brcm_SingaporeTaiwanThailandAndJapanMemberDomain
United States      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 4.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
3.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
3.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Europe      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 2.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
1.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
1.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Other      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 9.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= brcm_AllOtherGeographiesMember
9.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= brcm_AllOtherGeographiesMember
8.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= brcm_AllOtherGeographiesMember
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Samsung      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 14.20%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= brcm_SamsungMember
21.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= brcm_SamsungMember
17.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= brcm_SamsungMember
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Apple      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= brcm_AppleMember
13.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= brcm_AppleMember
14.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= brcm_AppleMember
Largest Five Customers [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 44.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= brcm_LargestFiveCustomersMember
48.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= brcm_LargestFiveCustomersMember
46.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= brcm_LargestFiveCustomersMember