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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Nov. 06, 2012 VirnetX, Inc.	Dec. 28, 2013 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	Aug. 24, 2012 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Purchase commitments maximum period	150 days
Maximum term of major facility leases	10 years
Maximum additional term of renewal options on leases	5 years
Minimum term of leases for retail space	5 years
Maximum term of leases for retail space	20 years
Majority of term of leases for retail space	10 years
Total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases	$ 4,700,000,000
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases related to leases for retail space	3,500,000,000
Outstanding off-balance sheet third party manufacturing commitments and component purchases commitments	16,100,000,000
Additional off-balance sheet obligation	1,500,000,000
Result of legal proceedings			930,000,000	1,050,000,000
Result of legal proceedings award up held			640,000,000
Result of legal proceedings awarded additional amount			290,000,000
Result of legal proceedings		$ 368,000,000