v2.4.1.9
3dfx (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2015
Jan. 26, 2014
Jan. 27, 2013
Notes to financial statements [Abstract]      
Aggregate purchase price of acquisition paid initially $ 74,200,000nvda_InitialAggregatePurchasePriceOfAssetAcquistion    
Accrued legal settlement 0nvda_ConditionalSettlementDeterminedForAssetAcquisition [1] 30,600,000nvda_ConditionalSettlementDeterminedForAssetAcquisition [1]  
Litigation Reserve Administrative Expenses And Trustee Fee paid 5,600,000nvda_LitigationReserveAdministrativeExpensesAndTrusteeFee    
Goodwill adjustment related to previously acquired business-3dfx $ 25,000,000nvda_Goodwilladjustmentrelatedtopreviouslyacquiredbusiness3dfx $ 0nvda_Goodwilladjustmentrelatedtopreviouslyacquiredbusiness3dfx $ 0nvda_Goodwilladjustmentrelatedtopreviouslyacquiredbusiness3dfx
[1] Please refer to Note 10 of these Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion regarding the warranty accrual.