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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Apr. 16, 2015
Jul. 03, 2015
Apr. 03, 2015
Mar. 28, 2014
Apr. 03, 2015
Mar. 28, 2014
Feb. 03, 2015
May 21, 2012
Stock Based Compensation [Abstract]                
Expenses on stock-based compensation     $ 17,000,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 24,000,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 53,000,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 69,000,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense     8,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 6,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 20,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 17,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense    
Total compensation cost related to unvested stock options and ESPP rights issued     111,000,000wdc_UnvestedEmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationStockOptionAwardsAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlanRightsIssuedButNotYetRecognized   111,000,000wdc_UnvestedEmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationStockOptionAwardsAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlanRightsIssuedButNotYetRecognized      
Weighted average service period         2 years 0 months 26 days      
Expense related to the vesting of restricted stock unit awards     21,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense 17,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense 64,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense 56,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense    
EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromRestrictedStockAmortizationExpense     6,000,000wdc_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromRestrictedStockAmortizationExpense 5,000,000wdc_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromRestrictedStockAmortizationExpense 17,000,000wdc_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromRestrictedStockAmortizationExpense 14,000,000wdc_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromRestrictedStockAmortizationExpense    
Unamortized fair value of all unvested restricted stock unit awards     141,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized   141,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized      
Weighted average vesting period         1 year 6 months 4 days      
Compensation cost for cash-settled stock appreciation rights     9,000,000wdc_CompensationCostForCashSettledStockAppreciationRights 11,000,000wdc_CompensationCostForCashSettledStockAppreciationRights 3,000,000wdc_CompensationCostForCashSettledStockAppreciationRights 35,000,000wdc_CompensationCostForCashSettledStockAppreciationRights    
EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromStockAppreciationRightsCompensationExpense     2,000,000wdc_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromStockAppreciationRightsCompensationExpense 2,000,000wdc_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromStockAppreciationRightsCompensationExpense 1,000,000wdc_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromStockAppreciationRightsCompensationExpense 7,000,000wdc_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromStockAppreciationRightsCompensationExpense    
Total liability related to SARs     50,000,000wdc_CashSettledStockAppreciationRightsLiability   50,000,000wdc_CashSettledStockAppreciationRightsLiability      
Options outstanding to purchase shares with exercise price below company stock price     6.4wdc_OptionsOutstandingToPurchaseSharesWithExercisePriceBelowCompanyStockPrice   6.4wdc_OptionsOutstandingToPurchaseSharesWithExercisePriceBelowCompanyStockPrice      
Options outstanding to purchase shares with exercise price below company stock price, intrinsic value     358,000,000wdc_OptionsOutstandingToPurchaseSharesWithExercisePriceBelowCompanyStockPriceIntrinsicValue   358,000,000wdc_OptionsOutstandingToPurchaseSharesWithExercisePriceBelowCompanyStockPriceIntrinsicValue      
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised under the Company's stock option plan     73,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 60,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 236,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 164,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue    
Grant-date fair value of the shares underlying the restricted stock awards     8,000,000wdc_GrantDateFairValueOfSharesUnderlyingRestrictedStockAwards   124,000,000wdc_GrantDateFairValueOfSharesUnderlyingRestrictedStockAwards      
Forfeiture rate of restricted stock unit valuation assumption     4.60%wdc_ForfeitureRateOfRestrictedStockUnitValuationAssumption   4.40%wdc_ForfeitureRateOfRestrictedStockUnitValuationAssumption      
Stock Appreciation Right outstanding, weighted average exercise price     $ 8.02wdc_StockAppreciationRightOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice   $ 8.02wdc_StockAppreciationRightOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Number of assumed SARs outstanding     0.6wdc_StockAppreciationRightsOutstandingAtBalanceSheetDate   0.6wdc_StockAppreciationRightsOutstandingAtBalanceSheetDate      
Weighted average expected term of the Company's stock options     5 years 3 months 18 days 5 years 7 months 6 days 5 years 9 months 11 days 5 years    
StockRepurchaseProgramAdditionalAmountAuthorized             2,000,000,000wdc_StockRepurchaseProgramAdditionalAmountAuthorized 3,000,000,000wdc_StockRepurchaseProgramAdditionalAmountAuthorized
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired     2.2us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired   7.6us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired      
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method     240,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod   772,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod      
RemainingAmountForRepurchaseUnderShareRepurchaseProgram     2,382,000,000wdc_RemainingAmountForRepurchaseUnderShareRepurchaseProgram   2,382,000,000wdc_RemainingAmountForRepurchaseUnderShareRepurchaseProgram      
Cash dividend   $ 0.50wdc_CashDividendPerCommonShareDeclared $ 0.50wdc_CashDividendPerCommonShareDeclared   $ 1.30wdc_CashDividendPerCommonShareDeclared      
Payments of Dividends $ 116,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends       $ 280,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends $ 189,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends