The Company and Its Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Cost Method Investments

The carrying values of the Company’s non-marketable equity investments are recorded in other noncurrent assets and were as follows (in millions):

	September 25, 2016		September 27, 2015
Equity method investments	$	324	$	163
Cost method investments	531		457
	$	855	$	620

Equity Method Investments

The carrying values of the Company’s non-marketable equity investments are recorded in other noncurrent assets and were as follows (in millions):

	September 25, 2016		September 27, 2015
Equity method investments	$	324	$	163
Cost method investments	531		457
	$	855	$	620

Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions

Gross Notional Amounts: The gross notional amounts of the Company’s interest rate, foreign currency and investment portfolio derivatives by instrument type were as follows (in millions):

	September 25, 2016		September 27, 2015
Forwards	$	108	$	269
Futures	—		133
Options	929		620
Swaps	3,061		3,004
	$	4,098	$	4,026

The gross notional amounts by currency were as follows (in millions):

	September 25, 2016		September 27, 2015
British pound sterling	$	—	$	83
Chinese renminbi	325		111
Euro	31		36
Indian rupee	433		409
Japanese yen	97		174
Korean won	85		81
United States dollar	3,045		3,089
Other	82		43
	$	4,098	$	4,026

Share-based compensation expense, related to all share-based awards

Total share-based compensation expense, related to all of the Company’s share-based awards, was comprised as follows (in millions):

	2016			2015			2014
Cost of revenues	$	40		$	42		$	49
Research and development	614			659			672
Selling, general and administrative	289			325			338
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes	943			1,026			1,059
Related income tax benefit	(190		)	(190		)	(203		)
	$	753		$	836		$	856