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Stock-Based Compensation - Option and RSA Activity Rollforward (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Shares Available for Grant    
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares) 8,941,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant  
Authorized (in shares) 6,510,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized  
Options granted (in shares) (4,521,000)anet_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodsharesavailableforgrant  
Options canceled (in shares) 654,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod  
Early exercised shares repurchased (in shares) 28,000anet_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberofSharesAvailableforGrantEarlyExercisedSharesRepurchased [1]  
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares) 11,612,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant 8,941,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
Number of Shares Underlying Outstanding Options and RSAs (in thousands)    
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares) 11,245,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber  
Options granted (in shares) 4,412,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross  
Options exercised (in shares) (1,349,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised  
Options canceled (in shares) (654,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod  
Early exercised shares repurchased (in shares) 0anet_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsEarlyExercisedSharesRepurchased [1]  
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares) 13,654,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 11,245,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Vested and exercisable (in shares) 3,397,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber  
Vested and expected to vest (in shares) 12,034,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber  
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share    
Outstanding, beginning balance (in dollars per share) $ 6.82us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Options granted (in dollars per share) $ 40.88us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Options exercised (in dollars per share) $ 6.04us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Options canceled (in dollars per share) $ 12.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Early exercised shares repurchased (in dollars per share) $ 4.05anet_SharebasedCompensationArrangementsbySharebasedPaymentAwardEarlyExercisedSharesRepurchasedWeightedAverageExercisePrice [1]  
Outstanding, ending balance (in dollars per share) $ 17.63us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 6.82us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Vested and exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 5.36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Vested and expected to vest (in dollars per share) $ 16.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) of Stock Options    
Weighted-average remaining contractual term of stock options outstanding 8 years 3 months 18 days 8 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted-average remaining contractual term of stock options vested and exercisable 7 years 4 months 28 days  
Weighted-average remaining contractual term of stock options vested and expected to vest 8 years 2 months 27 days  
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding, beginning of period $ 254,319us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue  
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding, end of period 598,775us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue 254,319us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding vested and exercisable 188,223us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1  
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding vested and expected to vest $ 544,919us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue  
Early exercised shares repurchased and retired 2,000anet_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberofSharesAvailableforGrantEarlyExercisedSharesRepurchasedandRetired  
[1] Early exercised shares repurchased includes 2,000 shares that were originally granted out of our 2004 Plan and were subsequently retired.