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Secured Revolving Line of Credit (Details)

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Secured Revolving Line of Credit (Details) (Secured Revolving Line of Credit, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Dec. 27, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Secured revolving line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity $ 500us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity  
Letters of credit, maximum borrowing capacity 75amd_LettersofCreditMaximumBorrowingCapacity  
Secured revolving line of credit, borrowing base description Borrowings under the Secured Revolving Line of Credit are limited to up to 85% of eligible account receivable minus certain reserves.  
Secured revolving line of credit, outstanding balance 188us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent 130us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
Secured revolving line of credit, interest rate at period end 4.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd  
Secured revolving line of credit, maturity date Nov. 12, 2018  
Subsequent Event [Member]
   
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Letters of credit, maximum borrowing capacity $ 75amd_LettersofCreditMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Secured revolving line of credit, borrowing base description Borrowings under the Secured Revolving Line of Credit are limited to up to 85% of eligible accounts receivable (90% for certain qualified eligible accounts receivable), minus specified reserves.  
Secured revolving line of credit, maturity date Apr. 14, 2020