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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2015
Apr. 26, 2014
Apr. 25, 2015
Apr. 26, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]        
Net income $ 2,437us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 2,181us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 6,662us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 5,606us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Change in net unrealized gains, net of tax benefit (expense) of $(57) and $(34) for the three and nine months ended April 25, 2015, respectively, and $(8) and $(131) for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2014, respectively 72us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax (8)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 80us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 209us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Net gains reclassified into earnings, net of tax expense of $16 and $42 for the three and nine months ended April 25, 2015, respectively, and $26 and $88 for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2014, respectively (28)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax (43)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax (78)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax (146)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
Total- Available-for-sale investments 44us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax (51)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 63us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
Change in unrealized gains and losses, net of tax benefit (expense) of $0 and $3 for the three and nine months ended April 25, 2015, respectively, and $(1) and $(2) for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2014, respectively (32)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 13us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax (160)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 44us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings 64us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax (16)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax 94us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax (44)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax
Total- Cash flow hedging instruments 32us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax (3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax (66)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax
Net change in cumulative translation adjustment and actuarial gains and losses net of tax benefit (expense) of $14 and $50 for the three and nine months ended April 25, 2015, respectively, and $(5) for each of the corresponding periods of fiscal 2014 (80)csco_Amountaftertaxbeforereclassificationadjustmentsofnetchangeincumulativetranslationadjustmentandactuarialgainsandlosses 42csco_Amountaftertaxbeforereclassificationadjustmentsofnetchangeincumulativetranslationadjustmentandactuarialgainsandlosses (423)csco_Amountaftertaxbeforereclassificationadjustmentsofnetchangeincumulativetranslationadjustmentandactuarialgainsandlosses 27csco_Amountaftertaxbeforereclassificationadjustmentsofnetchangeincumulativetranslationadjustmentandactuarialgainsandlosses
Other comprehensive income (loss) (4)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (12)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (487)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 90us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Comprehensive income 2,433us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 2,169us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 6,175us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 5,696us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 5us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 6us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (3)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (1)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive income attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc. $ 2,438us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 2,175us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 6,172us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 5,695us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax