Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

GLOBALFOUNDRIES (Details)

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Aug. 30, 2016
Sep. 29, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 29, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Dec. 30, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]            
Payables to related parties [1]   $ 533   $ 533   $ 412
Prepayment and receivables—related parties [1]   53   53   33
Related Party | WCH | WCH Warrant            
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]            
Number of securities called by warrants (in shares) 75,000,000          
Exercise price of warrants (in usd per share) $ 5.98          
Related Party | GF            
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]            
Payables to related parties   321   321   241
Purchases from related party   377 $ 331 1,200 $ 773  
Prepayment and receivables—related parties   $ 15   $ 15   27
Related Party | GF | Limited waiver            
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]            
Payables to related parties $ 100          
Related party transaction payments to date           $ 100
Related Party | GF | Wafers            
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]            
Long-term purchase commitment, period 5 years          
Related Party | Mubadala | WCH Warrant            
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]            
Maximum allowed percent of capital stock owned 19.99%          
[1] Prior year amounts adjusted to reflect the retrospective application of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Refer to Note 1.