Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Details)

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Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 24, 2016
Jun. 25, 2016
Mar. 26, 2016
Dec. 26, 2015
Sep. 26, 2015
Jun. 27, 2015
Mar. 28, 2015
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 26, 2015
Dec. 27, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill $ 2,424               $ 2,424   $ 2,424
Accumulated impairment loss (2,104)               (2,104)   (2,104)
Assets held-for-sale                 11 $ (42)  
Goodwill 289       $ 278       289 278 320
Goodwill, related to sale of business                 31    
Goodwill impairment                 0 0 (233)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 3 0 3 14
Restructuring and other special charges, net 0 $ 0 $ (7) $ (3) (6) $ 48 $ 0 $ 87 (10) 129 71
Developed Technology                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Amortization of acquired intangible assets                 0 3 13
Customer Relationships                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Amortization of acquired intangible assets                 0 0 1
Dense Server Systems Business Exit                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Impairment charge                   (62)  
Restructuring and other special charges, net                   76  
Computing and Graphics                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill 1,359               1,359   1,359
Accumulated impairment loss (1,359)               (1,359)   (1,359)
Assets held-for-sale                 0    
Goodwill 0       0       0 0 0
Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill 289               289   320
Accumulated impairment loss 0               0   0
Assets held-for-sale                 11 (42)  
Goodwill 289       278       289 278 320
All Other                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill 745               745   745
Accumulated impairment loss (745)               (745)   (745)
Assets held-for-sale                 0    
Goodwill $ 0       $ 0       0 0 0
Goodwill impairment                 0 0 (233)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets                 $ 0 $ 3 14
Computing and Graphics Reporting Unit                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Goodwill impairment                     (233)
SeaMicro Acquisition                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill                     230
SeaMicro Acquisition | Computing and Graphics                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill                     165
SeaMicro Acquisition | Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill                     65
SeaMicro Acquisition | All Other                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill                     0
ATI Acquisition                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill                     2,194
ATI Acquisition | Computing and Graphics                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill                     1,194
ATI Acquisition | Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill                     255
ATI Acquisition | All Other                      
Goodwill [Line Items]                      
Initial goodwill                     $ 745