Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Fair Value (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following types of instruments as of December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

		December 29, 2012								December 31, 2011
		Fair Value Measured and								Fair Value Measured and
		Recorded at Reporting Date Using								Recorded at Reporting Date Using
(In Millions)		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents:
	Bank deposits	$	—	$	822	$	—	$	822	$	—	$	795	$	—	$	795
	Commercial paper		—		2,711		—		2,711		—		2,408		—		2,408
	Government bonds		400		66		—		466		150		—		—		150
	Money market fund deposits		1,086		—		—		1,086		546		—		—		546
	Reverse repurchase agreements		—		2,800		—		2,800		—		500		—		500
Short-term investments:
	Bank deposits		—		540		—		540		—		196		—		196
	Commercial paper		—		1,474		—		1,474		—		1,409		—		1,409
	Corporate bonds		75		292		21		388		120		428		28		576
	Government bonds		1,307		290		—		1,597		2,690		310		—		3,000
Trading assets:
	Asset-backed securities		—		—		68		68		—		—		115		115
	Bank deposits		—		247		—		247		—		135		—		135
	Commercial paper		—		336		—		336		—		305		—		305
	Corporate bonds		482		1,109		—		1,591		202		486		—		688
	Government bonds		1,743		1,479		—		3,222		1,698		1,317		—		3,015
	Money market fund deposits		18		—		—		18		49		—		—		49
	Municipal bonds		—		203		—		203		—		284		—		284
Other current assets:
	Derivative assets		12		208		1		221		—		159		7		166
	Loans receivable		—		203		—		203		—		33		—		33
Marketable equity securities			4,424		—		—		4,424		522		40		—		562
Other long-term investments:
	Asset-backed securities		—		—		11		11		—		—		36		36
	Bank deposits		—		56		—		56		—		55		—		55
	Corporate bonds		10		218		26		254		—		282		39		321
	Government bonds		59		113		—		172		177		300		—		477
Other long-term assets:
	Derivative assets		—		20		18		38		—		34		29		63
	Loans receivable		—		577		—		577		—		715		—		715
Total assets measured and
	recorded at fair value	$	9,616	$	13,764	$	145	$	23,525	$	6,154	$	10,191	$	254	$	16,599
Liabilities
Other accrued liabilities:
	Derivative liabilities	$	1	$	291	$	—	$	292	$	—	$	280	$	8	$	288
Long-term debt			—		—		—		—		—		—		131		131
Other long-term liabilities:
	Derivative liabilities		—		20		—		20		—		27		—		27
Total liabilities measured and
	recorded at fair value	$	1	$	311	$	—	$	312	$	—	$	307	$	139	$	446

Financial Instruments Not Recorded At Fair Value On Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

We measure the fair value of our non-marketable cost method investments, indebtedness carried at amortized cost, cost method loans receivable, and reverse repurchase agreements with original maturities greater than approximately three months quarterly; however, the assets are recorded at fair value only when an impairment charge is recognized. The carrying amounts and fair values of certain financial instruments not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	2012
	Carrying		Fair Value Measured Using						Fair
(In Millions)	Amount		Level 1			Level 2	Level 3		Value
Non-marketable cost method investments	$	1,202	$	—	$	—	$	1,766	$	1,766
Loans receivable	$	199	$	—	$	150	$	48	$	198
Reverse repurchase agreements	$	50	$	—	$	50	$	—	$	50
Long-term debt	$	13,136	$	11,442	$	2,926	$	—	$	14,368
Short-term debt	$	48	$	—	$	48	$	—	$	48
NVIDIA Corporation cross-license agreement liability	$	875	$	—	$	890	$	—	$	890
	2011
	Carrying		Fair Value Measured Using						Fair
(In Millions)	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Value
Non-marketable cost method investments	$	1,129	$	—	$	—	$	1,861	$	1,861
Loans receivable	$	132	$	—	$	132	$	—	$	132
Long-term debt	$	6,953	$	5,287	$	2,448	$	—	$	7,735
Short-term debt	$	200	$	—	$	200	$	—	$	200
NVIDIA Corporation cross-license agreement liability	$	1,156	$	—	$	1,174	$	—	$	1,174