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Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Additional Information) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 25, 2015 | Apr. 25, 2015 Rating | Jul. 26, 2014 | Apr. 26, 2014
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average lease term (in years) | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue: | $ 14,181,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue |  | $ 14,181,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue |  | $ 14,142,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue |  |
Financing receivable, allowance for credit loss and deferred revenue | 1,900,000,000 csco_FinancingCreditLossAllowancesAndDeferredRevenue |  | 1,900,000,000 csco_FinancingCreditLossAllowancesAndDeferredRevenue |  | 2,220,000,000 csco_FinancingCreditLossAllowancesAndDeferredRevenue |  |
Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss | 8,113,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome | [1] | 8,113,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome | [1] | 8,420,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome | 7,968,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome | [1]
Threshold for past due receivables (in days) | 31 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Unbilled or current financing receivables included in greater than 91 days plus past due | 361,000,000 csco_UnbilledOrCurrentInGreaterThanNinetyDaysPastDue |  | 361,000,000 csco_UnbilledOrCurrentInGreaterThanNinetyDaysPastDue |  | 334,000,000 csco_UnbilledOrCurrentInGreaterThanNinetyDaysPastDue |  |
Financing Receivable, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing | 75,000,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing |  | 75,000,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing |  | 78,000,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing |  |
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Remainder of Fiscal Year | 100,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent |  | 100,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent |  |  |  |
Minimum future rental from operating leases (per year amount in Fiscal 2016) | 200,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears |  | 200,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears |  |  |  |
Investment Credit Risk Ratings Range Lowest |  |  | 1 csco_InvestmentCreditRiskRatingsRangeLowest |  |  |  |
Investment Credit Risk Ratings Range Highest |  |  | 10 csco_InvestmentCreditRiskRatingsRangeHighest |  |  |  |
Rating at or higher when receivables deemed impaired |  |  | 8 csco_Ratingatorhigherwhenreceivablesdeemedimpaired |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan receivables term (in years) | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum future rentals from operating leases (per year amount in Fiscal 2017) | 100,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  | 100,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |
Minimum future rentals from operating leases (per year amount in Fiscal 2018) | 100,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  | 100,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |
Minimum future rentals from operating leases (per year amount in Fiscal 2019) | 100,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  | 100,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |
Financed Service Contracts and Other | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financed service contracts term (in years) | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |
Financed Service Contracts and Other | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financed service contracts term (in years) | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment-grade ratings | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment-grade ratings | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-investment grade ratings | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-investment grade ratings | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Substandard | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease Receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss | 3,312,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_LeaseReceivablesMember | [1] | 3,312,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_LeaseReceivablesMember | [1] |  | 3,537,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_LeaseReceivablesMember | [1]
Loan Receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss | 1,720,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember | [1] | 1,720,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember | [1] |  | 1,621,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember | [1]
Financed Service Contracts and Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue: | 1,520,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember |  | 1,520,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember |  | 1,843,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember |  |
Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss | $ 3,081,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember | [1] | $ 3,081,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember | [1] |  | $ 2,810,000,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember | [1]
[1] | Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss.

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