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Income Taxes (Details)

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Jul. 02, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Jul. 02, 2011
Mar. 31, 2012
Mar. 23, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]            
Provision (benefit) for income taxes $ 6 $ (3) $ 38 $ (5)    
Tax benefit related to purchase of SeaMicro         36 36
Gross unrecognized tax benefits 62   62      
Foreign taxes in profitable locations 3     7    
Unrecognized tax benefits, liabilities 2   2      
U.S. tax benefits from the monetization       2    
Impact of unrecognized tax benefits on effective tax rate, increase 4   4      
Decreased gross unrecognized tax benefits 4          
Tax Holidays in Foreign Jurisdictions [Member]
           
Income Taxes [Line Items]            
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (9)   (9)      
Foreign taxes in profitable locations     8      
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
           
Income Taxes [Line Items]            
Provision (benefit) for income taxes     $ (1)