Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 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):

	2020		2019		2018
Revenues
QCT	$	16,493	$	14,639	$	17,282
QTL	5,028		4,591		5,042
QSI	36		152		100
Reconciling items	1,974		4,891		187
Total	$	23,531	$	24,273	$	22,611
EBT
QCT	$	2,763	$	2,143	$	2,966
QTL	3,442		2,954		3,404
QSI	(11)		344		24
Reconciling items	(475)		2,040		(6,002)
Total	$	5,719	$	7,481	$	392
Assets
QCT	$	3,990	$	2,307	$	3,041
QTL	1,601		1,541		1,472
QSI	1,371		1,708		1,279
Reconciling items	28,632		27,401		26,926
Total	$	35,594	$	32,957	$	32,718

Revenue from external customers attributed to foreign countries by geographic area

Revenues by country were as follows (in millions):

	2020		2019		2018
China (including Hong Kong)	$	14,001	$	11,610	$	15,149
South Korea	2,964		2,400		3,175
United States	1,129		2,774		603
Ireland	867		2,957		1
Other foreign	4,570		4,532		3,683
	$	23,531	$	24,273	$	22,611

Reconciling items for reportable segments - revenues

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

	2020		2019		2018
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	133	$	168	$	287
Unallocated revenues	1,841		4,723		(100)
	$	1,974	$	4,891	$	187
EBT
Unallocated revenues	$	1,841	$	4,723	$	(100)
Unallocated cost of revenues	(340)		(430)		(486)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(1,046)		(989)		(1,154)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(401)		(413)		(576)
Unallocated other income (expenses) (Note 2)	28		(414)		(3,135)
Unallocated interest expense	(599)		(619)		(761)
Unallocated investment and other income, net	105		243		566
Nonreportable segments	(63)		(61)		(356)
	$	(475)	$	2,040	$	(6,002)

Reconciling items for reportable segments - EBT

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

	2020		2019		2018
Revenues
Nonreportable segments	$	133	$	168	$	287
Unallocated revenues	1,841		4,723		(100)
	$	1,974	$	4,891	$	187
EBT
Unallocated revenues	$	1,841	$	4,723	$	(100)
Unallocated cost of revenues	(340)		(430)		(486)
Unallocated research and development expenses	(1,046)		(989)		(1,154)
Unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses	(401)		(413)		(576)
Unallocated other income (expenses) (Note 2)	28		(414)		(3,135)
Unallocated interest expense	(599)		(619)		(761)
Unallocated investment and other income, net	105		243		566
Nonreportable segments	(63)		(61)		(356)
	$	(475)	$	2,040	$	(6,002)