Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data
Total
USD ($)
Number of Shares
Common Stock
USD ($)
Additional Paid-in Capital
USD ($)
Treasury Stock
USD ($)
Accumulated Deficit
USD ($)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
USD ($)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 $ 1,590us-gaap_StockholdersEquity   $ 7us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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$ 6,672us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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$ (107)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
$ (4,977)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ (5)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2011   698,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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= amd_NumberOfSharesMember
         
Net loss (1,183)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss         (1,183)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) 2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent           2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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Common stock issued under stock-based compensation plans 13us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation     15us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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Adjustments related to tax withholding for stock-based compensation         (2)us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Common stock issued under stock-based compensation plans, shares   15,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation
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= amd_NumberOfSharesMember
         
Stock-based compensation 97us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue     97us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
     
Assumption of employee stock plan awards in connection with the acquisition of SeaMicro, Inc. 19amd_BusinessAcquisisionAssumedStockOptionsRestrictedStock     19amd_BusinessAcquisisionAssumedStockOptionsRestrictedStock
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
     
Balance at Dec. 29, 2012 538us-gaap_StockholdersEquity   7us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
6,803us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
(109)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
(6,160)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
(3)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Balance, shares at Dec. 29, 2012   713,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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= amd_NumberOfSharesMember
         
Net loss (83)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss         (83)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) 1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent           1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Common stock issued under stock-based compensation plans 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation     3us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
     
Adjustments related to tax withholding for stock-based compensation         (3)us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Common stock issued under stock-based compensation plans, shares   12,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation
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Stock-based compensation 91us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue     91us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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Adjustment to equity component of the 6.00% Notes resulting from debt buyback (3)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt     (3)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
     
Balance at Dec. 28, 2013 544us-gaap_StockholdersEquity   7us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
6,894us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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(112)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
(6,243)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
(2)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Balance, shares at Dec. 28, 2013   725,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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= amd_NumberOfSharesMember
         
Net loss (403)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss         (403)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Other comprehensive income (loss) (3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent           (3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
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Common stock issued under stock-based compensation plans (2)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation     4us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
     
Adjustments related to tax withholding for stock-based compensation         (6)us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
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Common stock issued by exercise of warrants   35,000,000amd_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesCashlessWarrantExercise
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Common stock issued     1us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Treasury stock acquired         (1)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Common stock issued under stock-based compensation plans, shares   16,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation
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= amd_NumberOfSharesMember
         
Stock-based compensation 81us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue     81us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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stock-based compensation related to restructuring and other special charges 5amd_Stockbasedcompensationrelatedtorestructuringandotherspecialcharges     5amd_Stockbasedcompensationrelatedtorestructuringandotherspecialcharges
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Adjustment to equity component of the 6.00% Notes resulting from debt buyback (35)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt     (35)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
     
Balance at Dec. 27, 2014 $ 187us-gaap_StockholdersEquity   $ 8us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 6,949us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ (119)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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$ (6,646)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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$ (5)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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Balance, shares at Dec. 27, 2014   776,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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