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
Aug. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2018
Apr. 01, 2017
Dec. 30, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Payables to related parties [1]   $ 374   $ 412
Prepayment and other receivables - related parties [1]   18   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   197   241
Purchases from related party   398 $ 176  
Prepayment and other receivables - related parties   $ 10   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.