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Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Financing Guarantees Outstanding) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Apr. 25, 2015 | Jul. 26, 2014
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees: | $ 437 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure | $ 465 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees: | (235)csco_DeferredRevenueAssociatedWithFinancingGuarantees | (293)csco_DeferredRevenueAssociatedWithFinancingGuarantees
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue | 202 csco_MaximumPotentialFuturePaymentsRelatingToFinancingGuaranteesNetOfDeferredRevenue | 172 csco_MaximumPotentialFuturePaymentsRelatingToFinancingGuaranteesNetOfDeferredRevenue
Channel partner |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees: | 299 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_ChannelPartnerMember | 263 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_ChannelPartnerMember
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees: | (122)csco_DeferredRevenueAssociatedWithFinancingGuarantees / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_ChannelPartnerMember | (127)csco_DeferredRevenueAssociatedWithFinancingGuarantees / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_ChannelPartnerMember
End user |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees: | 138 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_EndUserMember | 202 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_EndUserMember
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees: | $ (113)csco_DeferredRevenueAssociatedWithFinancingGuarantees / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_EndUserMember | $ (166)csco_DeferredRevenueAssociatedWithFinancingGuarantees / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_EndUserMember

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- Definition Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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