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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Restructuring (Tables)

Restructuring (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Schedule of Restructuring Activities and Related Liabilities



	Severance and related benefits			Other exit related costs			Total
	(In millions)
Balance at December 25, 2010	$	—		$	—		$	—
Charges	54			46			100
Cash payments	(32		)	—			(32		)
Non-cash charges	—			(1		)	(1		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	22			45			67
Charges	95			5			100
Cash payments	(76		)	(29		)	(105		)
Non-cash charges	—			(4		)	(4		)
Balance at December 29, 2012	$	41		$	17		$	58

Summary of Each Major Type of Restructuring Cost



	2012		2011			2010
	(In millions)
Severance and benefits	$	95	$	54		$	(4	)
Contract or program terminations	—		45			—
Asset impairments	4		1			—
Facility consolidations and closures	1		(2		)	—
Total	$	100	$	98		$	(4	)

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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