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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 25, 2015 | Apr. 26, 2014 | Apr. 25, 2015 | Apr. 26, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities, before Reclassification Adjustments, Tax | $ (57)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsTax | $ (8)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsTax | $ (34)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsTax | $ (131)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Tax | 16 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax | 26 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax | 42 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax | 88 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Tax | 0 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax | (1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax | 3 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax | (2)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and actuarial gains and losses,Tax | $ 14 csco_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentandactuarialgainsandlossesTax | $ (5)csco_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentandactuarialgainsandlossesTax | $ 50 csco_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentandactuarialgainsandlossesTax | $ (5)csco_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentandactuarialgainsandlossesTax

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