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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Billions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 09, 2015	Oct. 21, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Partner's ownership in venture business		51.00%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		49.00%
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast, Investment Deal Closes Prior to Acquisition [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business acquisition, share price \| $ / shares	$ 85.10
Business acquisition, shares	0.0176
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast, Investment Deal Does Not Close Prior to Acquisition [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business acquisition, share price \| $ / shares	$ 67.50
Business acquisition, shares	0.2387
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 18.1
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Amortizing Term Loans [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	3.0
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Other Term Loans [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	6.0
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Bridge Loan [Member]
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Debt instrument, face amount	8.1
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	5.1
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1.0
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business combination, valuation, total equity, five trading day volume weighted average			$ 18.9
SanDisk Merger [Member] \| SanDisk [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business combination, valuation, share price, five trading day volume weighted average price \| $ / shares			$ 86.50