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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2020
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Receivable (in millions)
September 27,
2020		September 29,
2019
Trade, net of allowances for doubtful accounts $2,687 $1,046 
Unbilled1,305 1,411 
Other11 14 
$4,003 $2,471 
Inventories
Inventories (in millions)
September 27,
2020		September 29,
2019
Raw materials$94 $77 
Work-in-process1,155 667 
Finished goods1,349 656 
$2,598 $1,400 
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment (in millions)
September 27,
2020		September 29,
2019
Land$173 $170 
Buildings and improvements1,606 1,546 
Computer equipment and software1,427 1,356 
Machinery and equipment5,095 4,007 
Furniture and office equipment90 86 
Leasehold improvements320 301 
Construction in progress134 182 
8,845 7,648 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(5,134)(4,567)
$3,711 $3,081 
Goodwill
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. We allocate goodwill to our reporting units for impairment testing purposes. The following table presents the goodwill allocated to our reportable and nonreportable segments, as described in Note 8, as well as the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill during fiscal 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
QCTQTLNonreportable SegmentsTotal
Balance at September 30, 2018$5,587 $718 $193 $6,498 
Acquisitions18 — — 18 
Impairments (Note 9)— — (146)(146)
Other (1)(40)(1)(47)(88)
Balance at September 29, 2019 (2)5,565 717 — 6,282 
Other (1)40 1 — 41 
Balance at September 27, 2020 (2)$5,605 $718 $— $6,323 
(1)In fiscal 2020, changes in goodwill resulted from certain foreign currency translation adjustments. In fiscal 2019, changes in goodwill amounts resulted from the sale of our mobile health nonreportable segment, foreign currency translation and purchase accounting adjustments.
(2)Cumulative goodwill impairments were $812 million at both September 27, 2020 and September 29, 2019.
Intangible Assets
The components of other intangible assets, net were as follows (in millions):
September 27, 2020September 29, 2019
Gross Carrying
Amount		Accumulated
Amortization		Weighted-average amortization period
(years)		Gross Carrying
Amount		Accumulated
Amortization		Weighted-average amortization period
(years)
Technology-based$5,556 $(3,958)11$5,958 $(3,851)10
Other105 (50)9134 (69)9
$5,661 $(4,008)11$6,092 $(3,920)10
Equity Method and Non-marketable Equity Investments The carrying values of our equity method and non-marketable equity investments are recorded in other noncurrent assets and were as follows (in millions):
September 27,
2020		September 29,
2019
Equity method investments$161 $343 
Non-marketable equity investments821 787 
$982 $1,130 
Other Current Liabilities
Other Current Liabilities (in millions)
September 27,
2020		September 29,
2019
Customer incentives and other customer-related liabilities$1,721 $1,129 
Accrual for EC fines (Note 7)1,487 1,379 
Income taxes payable549 480 
Other546 470 
$4,303 $3,458 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes, in stockholders’ equity during fiscal 2020 were as follows (in millions):
Foreign Currency Translation AdjustmentNoncredit Other-than-Temporary Impairment Losses and Subsequent Changes in Fair Value for Certain Available-for-Sale Debt SecuritiesNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Other Available-for-Sale Debt SecuritiesNet Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative InstrumentsOther Gains (Losses)Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at September 29, 2019$(99)$23 $186 $8 $(18)$100 
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications60 — 22 29 7 118 
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income7 — (2)(16)— (11)
Other comprehensive income67 — 20 13 7 107 
Balance at September 27, 2020$(32)$23 $206 $21 $(11)$207 
QCT Revenues Disaggregated QCT revenue streams were as follows (in millions):
20202019
Handsets$10,461 $9,793 
RFFE (1) 2,362 1,478 
Automotive644 640 
IoT (2)3,026 2,728 
Total QCT revenues$16,493 $14,639 
(1) Includes all revenues from sales of RFFE integrated circuit products (substantially all of which are used in handsets).
(2) Internet of Things (IoT) revenues primarily include products sold for use in cellular and non-cellular connected devices within the following industry segments or applications: consumer, computing, industrial, fixed wireless broadband, voice and music and wireless networking.
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Share-based Compensation Expense Total share-based compensation expense, related to all of our share-based awards, was comprised as follows (in millions):
202020192018
Cost of revenues$34 $35 $38 
Research and development872 725 594 
Selling, general and administrative306 277 251 
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes1,212 1,037 883 
Related income tax benefit(238)(184)(140)
$974 $853 $743 
Restructuring and Restructuring-Related Costs
Total restructuring and restructuring-related charges related to the Cost Plan were as follows (in millions):
20192018 (1)Total
Restructuring-related charges (2)$151 $334 $485 
Restructuring charges (3)62 353 415 
$213 $687 $900 
(1)During fiscal 2018, we recorded restructuring and restructuring-related charges of $629 million in other expenses and charges of $58 million in investment and other income, net.
(2)Restructuring-related charges primarily related to asset impairment charges in fiscal 2019 and 2018 and also included a $52 million net gain in fiscal 2019 from the sale of certain assets related to wireless electric vehicle charging applications and the sale of our mobile health nonreportable segment, as well as a $41 million gain in fiscal 2018 resulting from fair value adjustments of certain contingent consideration related to a business combination.
(3)Restructuring charges primarily consisted of severance and consulting costs in fiscal 2019 and 2018, which were payable in cash
Investment and Other Income, net
Investment and Other Income, Net (in millions)
202020192018
Interest and dividend income$156 $300 $611 
Net gains on marketable securities198 295 21 
Net gains on other investments108 68 83 
Net gains on deferred compensation plan assets47 9 34 
Impairment losses on other investments(405)(135)(75)
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments8 (14)(27)
Equity in net losses of investees(21)(93)(145)
Net (losses) gains on foreign currency transactions(25)11 37 
$66 $441 $539 
[1] Internet of Things (IoT) revenues primarily include products sold for use in cellular and non-cellular connected devices within the following industry segments or applications: consumer, computing, industrial, fixed wireless broadband, voice and music and wireless networking.