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Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 25, 2015
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Amount | $ 75 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
IPR&D |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Amount | 6 us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
TECHNOLOGY |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Amount | 55 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Amount | 14 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Metacloud, Inc. |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Amount | 29 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csco_MetacloudInc.Member
Metacloud, Inc. | IPR&D |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Amount | 2 us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csco_MetacloudInc.Member / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
Metacloud, Inc. | TECHNOLOGY |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) | 3 years
Amount | 24 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csco_MetacloudInc.Member / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
Metacloud, Inc. | CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) | 5 years
Amount | 3 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csco_MetacloudInc.Member / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
All others (three in total) |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Amount | 46 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
All others (three in total) | IPR&D |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Amount | 4 us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
All others (three in total) | TECHNOLOGY |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) | 4 years 8 months 12 days
Amount | 31 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
All others (three in total) | CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) | 8 years 1 month 6 days
Amount | 11 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Total |
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations |
Amount | $ 75 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csco_TotalacquisitionsfortheperiodMember

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