v2.4.1.9

Borrowings (Additional Information) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 25, 2015 | Apr. 25, 2015 | Apr. 26, 2014 | Jan. 24, 2015 | May 23, 2015 | Jul. 25, 2015 | Jul. 26, 2014 | May 15, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper, maximum borrowing limit | $ 3,000,000,000 csco_Commercialpapermaximumborrowinglimit | $ 3,000,000,000 csco_Commercialpapermaximumborrowinglimit |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper outstanding, Description | The outstanding commercial paper notes as of April 25, 2015 had original maturity dates of three months or less. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Senior Debt |  | 507,000,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt | 3,274,000,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 14,140,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount | 14,140,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount |  |  |  |  | 15,557,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Interest rate derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 10,400,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember | 10,400,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember |  |  |  |  | 10,400,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember |
Fixed-Rate Notes, 2.90%, Due November 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Senior Debt |  |  |  | 500,000,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = csco_Fixedratenotes2.90dueNovember2014Member |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Unsecured revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | May 15, 2020 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description |  |  |  |  | Any advances under the credit agreement will accrue interest at rates that are equal to, based on certain conditions, either (i) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) Bank of America’s “prime rate” as announced from time to time, or (c) LIBOR or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (“Eurocurrency Rate”) for an interest period of one-month plus 1.00%, or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate, plus a margin that is based on the Company’s senior debt credit ratings as published by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., provided that in no event will the Eurocurrency Rate be less than zero. The credit agreement requires the Company to comply with certain covenants, including that it maintain an interest coverage ratio as defined in the agreement. |  |  |
Additional credit facility upon agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 csco_LineOfCreditFacilityAvailableIncreaseToCurrentFacility / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Additional unsecured revolving credit facility maturity date |  |  |  |  |  | May 15, 2022 |  |
Subsequent Event | Unsecured revolving credit facility | Federal fund rate plus 0.50% [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate based on % above pre-defined market rate |  |  |  |  | 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = csco_Federalfundrateplus0.50Member |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Unsecured revolving credit facility | One-month LIBOR plus 1% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate based on % above pre-defined market rate |  |  |  |  | 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |

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