Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

GLOBALFOUNDRIES (Details)

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	Aug. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
WCH \| WCH Warrant
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total shares called by warrants (shares)	75,000,000
Warrant exercise price (USD per share)	$ 5.98
Globalfoundries
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payable to GLOBALFOUNDRIES					$ 255	$ 241	$ 255
Purchases from related party						1,100	700	$ 900
Prepayment and other receivables - related parties					32	27	$ 32
Globalfoundries \| Limited Waiver
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payable to GLOBALFOUNDRIES	$ 100
Related party transaction payments		$ 25	$ 25	$ 25	$ 25
Related party transaction payments in aggregate						$ 100
Mubadala Development Company PJSC \| WCH Warrant
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, limitation on noncontrolling interest	19.99%
Microprocessor and APU Products Manufacturing [Member] \| Globalfoundries
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Transition period						2 years
Inventories \| Globalfoundries
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Transition period						2 years
Amendment period for WSA agreement	5 years

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