Document and Entity Information In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Apr. 10, 2015
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 28, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	AAPL
Entity Registrant Name	APPLE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000320193
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-26
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,761,030