Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenues, EBT, and Assets for reportable segments

The table below presents revenues, EBT and total assets for reportable segments (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 29, 2020		March 31, 2019		March 29, 2020		March 31, 2019
Revenues
QCT	$	4,100	$	3,722	$	7,719	$	7,461
QTL	1,072		1,122		2,477		2,141
QSI	10		98		30		125
Reconciling items	34		40		66		97
Total	$	5,216	$	4,982	$	10,292	$	9,824
EBT
QCT	$	667	$	542	$	1,145	$	1,140
QTL	671		674		1,689		1,264
QSI	(208)		17		(210)		25
Reconciling items	(532)		(427)		(1,079)		(1,063)
Total	$	598	$	806	$	1,545	$	1,366

	March 29, 2020		September 29, 2019
Assets
QCT	$	3,286	$	2,307
QTL	1,465		1,541
QSI	1,281		1,708
Reconciling items	25,906		27,401
Total	$	31,938	$	32,957

Reconciling items for reportable segments - revenues

Reconciling items for revenues and EBT in the previous table were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 29, 2020		March 31, 2019		March 29, 2020		March 31, 2019
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	34	$	40	$	66	$	97
	$	34	$	40	$	66	$	97
EBT
Unallocated cost of revenues	$	(84)	$	(104)	$	(175)	$	(218)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(216)		(190)		(475)		(337)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(56)		(84)		(172)		(148)
Unallocated other income (expenses) (Note 2)	23		18		23		(130)
Unallocated interest expense	(145)		(159)		(293)		(313)
Unallocated investment and other (expense) income, net	(30)		109		52		130
Nonreportable segments	(24)		(17)		(39)		(47)
	$	(532)	$	(427)	$	(1,079)	$	(1,063)

Reconciling items for reportable segments - EBT

Reconciling items for revenues and EBT in the previous table were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 29, 2020		March 31, 2019		March 29, 2020		March 31, 2019
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	34	$	40	$	66	$	97
	$	34	$	40	$	66	$	97
EBT
Unallocated cost of revenues	$	(84)	$	(104)	$	(175)	$	(218)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(216)		(190)		(475)		(337)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(56)		(84)		(172)		(148)
Unallocated other income (expenses) (Note 2)	23		18		23		(130)
Unallocated interest expense	(145)		(159)		(293)		(313)
Unallocated investment and other (expense) income, net	(30)		109		52		130
Nonreportable segments	(24)		(17)		(39)		(47)
	$	(532)	$	(427)	$	(1,079)	$	(1,063)