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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
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:	$ 437us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure	$ 465us-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	202csco_MaximumPotentialFuturePaymentsRelatingToFinancingGuaranteesNetOfDeferredRevenue	172csco_MaximumPotentialFuturePaymentsRelatingToFinancingGuaranteesNetOfDeferredRevenue
Channel partner
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:	299us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_ChannelPartnerMember	263us-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:	138us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = csco_EndUserMember	202us-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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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.

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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

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