Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2013	Oct. 27, 2013	Nov. 10, 2011
Tokyo Electron Limited [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Expected stock repurchase of resulting entity in the next fiscal year	3,000,000,000
Termination fee	400,000,000
Tokyo Electron Limited [Member] | Former Applied Materials Shareholders [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares to be received as part of combination, conversion ratio	1
Percentage of voting interests acquired	68.00%
Tokyo Electron Limited [Member] | Former TEL Shareholders [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares to be issued as part of combination, conversion ratio	3.25
Percentage of voting interests acquired	32.00%
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			4,200,000,000
Assumed equity awards			27,000,000
Goodwill acquired		2,600,000,000
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc [Member] | Silicon Systems Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired		$ 1,800,000,000