Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 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				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019		June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019
Revenues
QCT	$	3,807	$	3,567	$	11,526	$	11,028
QTL	1,044		1,292		3,520		3,433
QSI	3		18		33		143
Reconciling items	39		4,758		106		4,855
Total	$	4,893	$	9,635	$	15,185	$	19,459
EBT
QCT	$	603	$	504	$	1,748	$	1,644
QTL	646		898		2,335		2,162
QSI	153		312		(58)		337
Reconciling items	(534)		3,787		(1,612)		2,724
Total	$	868	$	5,501	$	2,413	$	6,867

	June 28, 2020		September 29, 2019
Assets
QCT	$	2,914	$	2,307
QTL	1,252		1,541
QSI (Note 2)	1,366		1,708
Reconciling items	26,796		27,401
Total	$	32,328	$	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				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019		June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	39	$	35	$	106	$	132
Unallocated revenues	—		4,723		—		4,723
	$	39	$	4,758	$	106	$	4,855
EBT
Unallocated revenues	$	—	$	4,723	$	—	$	4,723
Unallocated cost of revenues	(87)		(103)		(262)		(321)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(271)		(307)		(746)		(645)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(103)		(139)		(275)		(285)
Unallocated other (expenses) income (Note 2)	—		(277)		23		(408)
Unallocated interest expense	(142)		(158)		(434)		(471)
Unallocated investment and other income, net	76		58		129		188
Nonreportable segments	(7)		(10)		(47)		(57)
	$	(534)	$	3,787	$	(1,612)	$	2,724

Reconciling items for reportable segments - EBT

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

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019		June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	39	$	35	$	106	$	132
Unallocated revenues	—		4,723		—		4,723
	$	39	$	4,758	$	106	$	4,855
EBT
Unallocated revenues	$	—	$	4,723	$	—	$	4,723
Unallocated cost of revenues	(87)		(103)		(262)		(321)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(271)		(307)		(746)		(645)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(103)		(139)		(275)		(285)
Unallocated other (expenses) income (Note 2)	—		(277)		23		(408)
Unallocated interest expense	(142)		(158)		(434)		(471)
Unallocated investment and other income, net	76		58		129		188
Nonreportable segments	(7)		(10)		(47)		(57)
	$	(534)	$	3,787	$	(1,612)	$	2,724