Financial Instruments (Details) (Schedule of Available-For-Sale Securities and Fair Value Measurements) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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Mar. 28, 2015
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Dec. 27, 2014
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
$ 677us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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$ 805us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Current marketable securities, at fair value |
229amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
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235amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure
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Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
906amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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1,040amd_CashCashEquivalentsandMarketableSecuritiesFairValueDisclosure
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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Cash Flow Hedging Instruments |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Derivative, at fair value |
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Not Designated as Hedging Instruments |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Derivative, at fair value |
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Fair Value Hedging |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Derivative, at fair value |
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Cash |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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Money Market Funds |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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Available-for-sale investments used as collateral |
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Money Market Funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Other assets, at fair value |
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Commercial Paper |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
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Current marketable securities, at fair value |
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Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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Corporate Bonds |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Cash and cash equivalents, at fair value |
0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
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Current marketable securities, at fair value |
4amd_MarketableSecuritiesCurrentFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
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Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value |
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Mutual Funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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Other assets, at fair value |
$ 10us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember
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$ 10us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ExchangeTradedFundsMember
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