The Company and Its Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

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 24, 2017		September 25, 2016
Equity method investments	$	379	$	324
Cost method investments	603		531
	$	982	$	855

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 24, 2017		September 25, 2016
Equity method investments	$	379	$	324
Cost method investments	603		531
	$	982	$	855

Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions

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

	September 24, 2017		September 25, 2016
Forwards	$	163	$	108
Options	2,333		929
Swaps	3,000		3,061
	$	5,496	$	4,098

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

	September 24, 2017		September 25, 2016
Chinese renminbi	$	1,460	$	325
Euro	146		31
Indian rupee	772		433
Japanese yen	68		97
Korean won	50		85
United States dollar	3,000		3,045
Other	—		82
	$	5,496	$	4,098

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):

	2017			2016			2015
Cost of revenues	$	38		$	40		$	42
Research and development	588			614			659
Selling, general and administrative	288			289			325
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes	914			943			1,026
Related income tax benefit	(161		)	(190		)	(190		)
	$	753		$	753		$	836