Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Oct. 10, 2014	Mar. 28, 2014
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 27, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	AAPL
Entity Registrant Name	APPLE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000320193
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-27
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,864,840,000
Entity Public Float			$ 462,522,000,000