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Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. Additionally these costs include amortization of the fair-value write-up of inventory and the depreciation of the fair-value write-up of property, plant and equipment. 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Costs include those for termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities or reducing carrying value of an asset Accelerated depreciation [Member] Accelerated Depreciation of Facility Assets [Member] Accelerated Depreciation of Facility Assets [Member] Other exit costs [Member] Other Restructuring [Member] Scenario [Axis] Forecast [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] Restructuring and Related Cost [Line Items] Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] Restructuring Charges/Other [Abstract] Restructuring Charges/Other [Abstract] Restructuring Charges/Other [Abstract] Restructuring charges Restructuring Charges Gain on technology transfer Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Other Assets Other Other Restructuring Costs Total Restructuring charges/other Restructuring charges Other A combination of Restructuring charges with one-time unusual benefits and charges that impact profit from operations but are not included in cost of revenue or operating expenses. Restructuring charges are comprised of costs associated with restructuring activities not otherwise specified in the taxonomy pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset and severance costs associated with established compensation plans. Expected reduction in annualized expenses Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Reduction Annualized Expenses Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Reduction Annualized Expenses Payments Payments for Restructuring Restructuring and related activities, Number of facilities closing Restructuring and Related Activities, Number of facilities closing Restructuring and Related Activities, Number of facilities closing Gain on technology transfer Changes in Accrued Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] Beginning accrual Restructuring Reserve Non-cash items Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash Payments Remaining accrual Income Statement [Abstract] Revenue Cost of revenue (COR) Cost of Revenue Gross profit Gross Profit Research and development (R&D) Research and Development Expense Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) Selling, General and Administrative Expense Acquisition charges Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs Restructuring charges/other Operating profit Other income (expense), net (OI&E) Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) Income before income taxes Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest Provision for income taxes Earnings per common share: Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Basic (in dollars per share) Diluted (in dollars per share) Average shares outstanding (millions): Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted [Abstract] Basic (in shares) Diluted (in shares) Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table] Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table] Auction Rate Securities [Member] Auction Rate Securities [Member] Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] Beginning balance Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value Change in unrealized loss – included in AOCI Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Redemptions Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Redemptions Redemptions that have taken place during the period in relation to assets measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Sales Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Sales Ending balance Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table] Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table] Measurement Basis [Axis] Measurement Basis [Axis] Fair Value Measurement [Domain] Fair Value Measurement [Domain] Measured at fair value [Member] Portion at Fair Value Measurement [Member] Other measurement basis [Member] Portion at Other than Fair Value Measurement [Member] Investments by Category [Axis] Investments by Category [Axis] Marketable Securities and Investments Held at Cost [Domain] Marketable Securities and Investments Held at Cost [Domain] Available-for-sale securities [Member] Available-for-sale Securities [Member] Trading securities [Member] Trading Securities [Member] Equity-method investments [Member] Equity Method Investments [Member] Cost-method investments [Member] Cost-method Investments [Member] Cash on hand [Member] Cash [Member] Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure Short-term Investments Long-term Investments Proceeds from sales, redemptions and maturities of short-term available-for-sale investments Aggregate maturities of investments in debt securities classified as available for sale [Abstract] Aggregate maturities of investments in money market funds and other debt securities classified as available for sale [Abstract] [Abstract] Aggregate maturities of investments in money market funds and other debt securities classified as available for sale One year or less Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value One to three years Available-for-sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Three Years Fair Value This item represents the fair value of debt securities which are expected to mature after one year and through three years from the balance sheet date and which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Schedule of acquisition-related intangible assets Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block] Schedule of Restructuring charges/other Schedule of Restructuring Charges and Other [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs and one-time unusual benefits and charges that impact profit from operations but are not included in cost of revenue or operating expenses. Tabular disclosure may include type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. Changes in accrued restructuring balances Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]