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Employee Retirement Plans (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2015
Jan. 26, 2014
Jan. 27, 2013
Employee Retirement Plans [Abstract]      
Employee Retirement Plans Maximum Contribution Percentage Of Earnings 100.00%nvda_EmployeeRetirementPlansMaximumContributionPercentageOfEarnings    
401K Plan employer contribution expense in US $ 5.8nvda_A401KPlanemployercontributionexpense $ 5.1nvda_A401KPlanemployercontributionexpense  
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized, outside US $ 19.7us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 16.2us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 16.7us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized