v2.4.1.9

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Additional Information) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	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:	$ 14,181,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue		$ 14,181,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue		$ 14,142,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
Financing receivable, allowance for credit loss and deferred revenue	1,900,000,000csco_FinancingCreditLossAllowancesAndDeferredRevenue		1,900,000,000csco_FinancingCreditLossAllowancesAndDeferredRevenue		2,220,000,000csco_FinancingCreditLossAllowancesAndDeferredRevenue
Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss	8,113,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome	[1]	8,113,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome	[1]	8,420,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome	7,968,000,000us-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	361,000,000csco_UnbilledOrCurrentInGreaterThanNinetyDaysPastDue		361,000,000csco_UnbilledOrCurrentInGreaterThanNinetyDaysPastDue		334,000,000csco_UnbilledOrCurrentInGreaterThanNinetyDaysPastDue
Financing Receivable, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	75,000,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing		75,000,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing		78,000,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Remainder of Fiscal Year	100,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent		100,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent
Minimum future rental from operating leases (per year amount in Fiscal 2016)	200,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears		200,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears
Investment Credit Risk Ratings Range Lowest			1csco_InvestmentCreditRiskRatingsRangeLowest
Investment Credit Risk Ratings Range Highest			10csco_InvestmentCreditRiskRatingsRangeHighest
Rating at or higher when receivables deemed impaired			8csco_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)	100,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember		100,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Minimum future rentals from operating leases (per year amount in Fiscal 2018)	100,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember		100,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Minimum future rentals from operating leases (per year amount in Fiscal 2019)	100,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember		100,000,000us-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	3,312,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_LeaseReceivablesMember	[1]	3,312,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_LeaseReceivablesMember	[1]		3,537,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_LeaseReceivablesMember	[1]
Loan Receivables
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss	1,720,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember	[1]	1,720,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember	[1]		1,621,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember	[1]
Financed Service Contracts and Other
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Deferred revenue:	1,520,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember		1,520,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember		1,843,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember
Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss	$ 3,081,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember	[1]	$ 3,081,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember	[1]		$ 2,810,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_FinancedServiceContractsAndOtherMember	[1]
[1] Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss.

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