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Financial Instruments (Details) (Schedule of Available-For-Sale Securities and Fair Value Measurements)

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Financial Instruments (Details) (Schedule of Available-For-Sale Securities and Fair Value Measurements) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 28, 2015
Dec. 27, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value $ 677us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure $ 805us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
Current marketable securities, at fair value 229amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure 235amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value 906amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure 1,040amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value   4us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Current marketable securities, at fair value   0amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
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Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value   4amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value 275us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
410us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Current marketable securities, at fair value 229amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
235amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value 504amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
645amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Cash Flow Hedging Instruments    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Derivative, at fair value (13)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
(6)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Derivative, at fair value (1)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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(1)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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Fair Value Hedging    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Derivative, at fair value 3us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember
3us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember
Cash    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value 402us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CashMember
391us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CashMember
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value 402amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CashMember
391amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CashMember
Money Market Funds    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value   4us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember
Current marketable securities, at fair value   0amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value   4amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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Available-for-sale investments used as collateral 10us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesPledgedAsCollateral
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10us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesPledgedAsCollateral
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Money Market Funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Other assets, at fair value 14us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
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16us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Commercial Paper    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value 275us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
410us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
Current marketable securities, at fair value 225amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
208amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
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Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value 500amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
618amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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Corporate Bonds    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
 
Current marketable securities, at fair value 4amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
 
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value 4amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
27amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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Mutual Funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Other assets, at fair value $ 10us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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$ 10us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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