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Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 29 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Feb. 27, 2014
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Feb. 28, 2013
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Feb. 27, 2014
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Feb. 28, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
Rambus Settlement [Member]
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Nov. 28, 2013
Rambus Settlement [Member]
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Feb. 27, 2014
Rambus Settlement [Member]
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Feb. 27, 2014
Patent Matters [Member]
HSM Portfolio LLC and Technology Properties LLC [Member]
integer
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Feb. 27, 2014
Patent Matters [Member]
HSM Portfolio LLC and Technology Properties LLC [Member]
Elpida Company [Member]
integer
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Feb. 27, 2014
Patent Matters [Member]
Board Of Trustees For The University Of Illinois [Member]
integer
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Mar. 10, 2014
Patent Matters [Member]
Board Of Trustees For The University Of Illinois [Member]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
integer
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Feb. 27, 2014
Patent Matters [Member]
Semcon Tech, LLC [Member]
integer
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Feb. 27, 2014
Patent Matters [Member]
Tessera, Inc. [Member]
Elpida Company [Member]
integer
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Feb. 27, 2014
Antitrust Matters [Member]
Rambus DRAM Complaint [Member]
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Jun. 23, 2010
Antitrust Matters [Member]
DRAM Purported Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member]
integer
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Jul. 31, 2006
Antitrust Matters [Member]
DRAM Purported Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member]
integer
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Feb. 27, 2014
Antitrust Matters [Member]
DRAM Purported Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member]
integer
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Nov. 29, 2012
Antitrust Matters [Member]
DRAM Purported Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member]
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Feb. 27, 2014
Securities Matter [Member]
Former Shareholders of Elpida Memory, Inc [Member]
Elpida Company [Member]
integer
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Feb. 27, 2014
Commercial Matters [Member]
Qimonda AG Inotera Share Purchase Proceedings [Member]
Inotera [Member]
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Mar. 13, 2014
Commercial Matters [Member]
Qimonda AG Inotera Share Purchase Proceedings [Member]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Inotera [Member]
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| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Approximation of damages claimed | $ 3,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement agreement execution date | December 31, 2013 | June 23, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patent License Agreement, Term of Agreement | 7 years | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement Agreement, Maximum Quarterly Installment Payment | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement agreement number of years for installment payments (in years) | 7 years | 2 years | |||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement agreement amount | 280 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rambus settlement | 0 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 233 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of other defendants | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegedly number of patents infringed | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number Of Petitions Submitted For Inter-Partes Review | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of patents found to be invalid by the Patent and Trademark Office | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of lawsuits filed | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Approximate number of U.S. states and territories filing suit | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement agreement number of installment payments | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount paid into an escrow account in connection with settlement | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Plaintiffs | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity method investment carrying value of shares acquired from Qimonda | 312 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity method investment quoted market value of shares acquired from Qimonda | $ 1,002 | ||||||||||||||||||||