| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2402403 - Disclosure - Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Inventories (Details) (http://www.qualcomm.com/role/CompositionOfCertainFinancialStatementItemsInventoriesDetails) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000804328 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Inventory, Net [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
2016-09-25 | 2015-09-27 | |
Inventory, Net [Abstract] | ||
Raw materials | ||
Work-in-process | ||
Finished goods | ||
Inventories | 1,556,000,000 | 1,492,000,000 |