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Debt Obligations - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 06, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2011
trust
related_party
Jun. 30, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Number of trusts related to two co-founders     2anet_NumberofTrustsRelatedtoCofounders  
Number of related co-founders     2anet_NumberofRelatedParties  
Prepay notice period   10 days    
Repayment of notes payable and accrued interest $ 23,600,000anet_RepaymentofNotesPayableandAccruedInterest      
Withholding taxes 1,100,000anet_TaxesWithheldfromRepaymentofConvertibleDebt      
Converted debt amount 96,500,000us-gaap_DebtConversionOriginalDebtAmount1      
Convertible notes        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate   6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebtMember
   
Minimum amount of indebtedness not subject to acceleration of maturity after failure to make other payment obligations   10,000,000anet_DebtInstrumentCovenantMinimumAmountofIndebtednessNotSubjecttoAccelerationofMaturityAfterFailuretoMakeOtherPaymentObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebtMember
   
Convertible notes | Convertible notes issued January 2011        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal amount     55,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= anet_ConvertibleNotesIssuedJanuary2011Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebtMember
 
Convertible notes | Convertible debt issued June 2011        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal amount       20,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= anet_ConvertibleDebtIssuedJune2011Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebtMember
Trusts related to two co-founders | Convertible notes | Related party convertible notes issued January 2011        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal amount     25,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= anet_RelatedPartyConvertibleNotesIssuedJanuary2011Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebtMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= anet_TrustsRelatedtoCoFoundersMember
 
Common Stock | Convertible notes payable        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Shares issued upon conversion (in shares)   1,543,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Common Stock        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Issue price (in dollars per share) $ 43us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Shares issued upon conversion (in shares) 24,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Common Stock | Convertible notes payable        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Shares issued upon conversion (in shares) 2,200,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember