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Summary of Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 28, 2015
Sep. 27, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total borrowings $ 39,875us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount $ 29,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Unamortized discount (80)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount (52)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
Hedge accounting fair value adjustments 277aapl_HedgeAccountingAdjustmentsRelatedToLongTermDebt 39aapl_HedgeAccountingAdjustmentsRelatedToLongTermDebt
Total long-term debt 40,072us-gaap_LongTermDebt 28,987us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Floating-rate notes due 2016    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentySixteenMember
[1] 1,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentySixteenMember
[1]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.51%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentySixteenMember
[1] 0.51%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentySixteenMember
[1]
Floating-rate notes due 2017    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
[2] 1,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
[2]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.33%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
[2] 0.31%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentySeventeenMember
[2]
Floating-rate notes due 2018    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 2,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyEighteenMember
[1] 2,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyEighteenMember
[1]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 1.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyEighteenMember
[1] 1.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyEighteenMember
[1]
Floating-rate notes due 2019    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyNineteenMember
[2] 1,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyNineteenMember
[2]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.56%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyNineteenMember
[2] 0.54%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyNineteenMember
[2]
Floating-rate notes due 2020    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyMember
[3] 0us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyMember
[3]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.51%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyMember
[3] 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesDueTwentyTwentyMember
[3]
Fixed-rate 0.45% notes due 2016    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesZeroPointFourFivePercentDueTwentySixteenMember
[1] 1,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesZeroPointFourFivePercentDueTwentySixteenMember
[1]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.51%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesZeroPointFourFivePercentDueTwentySixteenMember
[1] 0.51%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesZeroPointFourFivePercentDueTwentySixteenMember
[1]
Fixed-rate 1.05% notes due 2017    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember
[2] 1,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember
[2]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.32%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember
[2] 0.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroFivePercentDueTwentySeventeenMember
[2]
Fixed-rate 1.00% notes due 2018    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 4,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroPercentDueTwentyEighteenMember
[1] 4,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroPercentDueTwentyEighteenMember
[1]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 1.08%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroPercentDueTwentyEighteenMember
[1] 1.08%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointZeroPercentDueTwentyEighteenMember
[1]
Fixed-rate 2.10% notes due 2019    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 2,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointOneZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember
[2] 2,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointOneZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember
[2]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.55%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointOneZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember
[2] 0.53%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointOneZeroPercentDueTwentyNineteenMember
[2]
Fixed-rate 1.55% notes due 2020    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,250us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointFiveFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyMember
[3] 0us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointFiveFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyMember
[3]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointFiveFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyMember
[3] 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesOnePointFiveFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyMember
[3]
Fixed-rate 2.85% notes due 2021    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 3,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointEightFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember
[2] 3,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointEightFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember
[2]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.81%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointEightFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember
[2] 0.79%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointEightFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember
[2]
Fixed-rate 2.15% notes due 2022    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,250us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointOneFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember
[3] 0us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointOneFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember
[3]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.82%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointOneFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember
[3] 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointOneFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember
[3]
Fixed-rate 1.00% Euro-denominated notes due 2022    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,534us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_EuroDenominatedSeniorNotesOnePointZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember
[4] 0us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_EuroDenominatedSeniorNotesOnePointZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember
[4]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 2.94%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_EuroDenominatedSeniorNotesOnePointZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember
[4] 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_EuroDenominatedSeniorNotesOnePointZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyTwoMember
[4]
Fixed-rate 2.40% notes due 2023    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 5,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointFourZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
[1] 5,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointFourZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
[1]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 2.44%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointFourZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
[1] 2.44%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointFourZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember
[1]
Fixed-rate 3.45% notes due 2024    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 2,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointFourFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyFourMember
[2] 2,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointFourFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyFourMember
[2]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.92%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointFourFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyFourMember
[2] 0.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointFourFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyFourMember
[2]
Fixed-rate 0.38% Swiss Franc-denominated notes due 2024    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 915us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SwissFrancDenominatedSeniorNotesZeroPointThreeEightPercentDueTwentyTwentyFourMember
[5] 0us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SwissFrancDenominatedSeniorNotesZeroPointThreeEightPercentDueTwentyTwentyFourMember
[5]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.28%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SwissFrancDenominatedSeniorNotesZeroPointThreeEightPercentDueTwentyTwentyFourMember
[5] 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SwissFrancDenominatedSeniorNotesZeroPointThreeEightPercentDueTwentyTwentyFourMember
[5]
Fixed-rate 2.50% notes due 2025    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,500us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember
[3] 0us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember
[3]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 2.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember
[3] 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesTwoPointFiveZeroPercentDueTwentyTwentyFiveMember
[3]
Fixed-rate 1.63% Euro-denominated notes due 2026    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,534us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_EuroDenominatedSeniorNotesOnePointSixThreePercentDueTwentyTwentySixMember
[4] 0us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_EuroDenominatedSeniorNotesOnePointSixThreePercentDueTwentyTwentySixMember
[4]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 3.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_EuroDenominatedSeniorNotesOnePointSixThreePercentDueTwentyTwentySixMember
[4] 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_EuroDenominatedSeniorNotesOnePointSixThreePercentDueTwentyTwentySixMember
[4]
Fixed-rate 0.75% Swiss Franc-denominated notes due 2030    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 392us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SwissFrancDenominatedSeniorNotesZeroPointSevenFivePercentDueTwentyThirtyMember
[5] 0us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SwissFrancDenominatedSeniorNotesZeroPointSevenFivePercentDueTwentyThirtyMember
[5]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 0.74%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SwissFrancDenominatedSeniorNotesZeroPointSevenFivePercentDueTwentyThirtyMember
[5] 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SwissFrancDenominatedSeniorNotesZeroPointSevenFivePercentDueTwentyThirtyMember
[5]
Fixed-rate 3.85% notes due 2043    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 3,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointEightFivePercentDueTwentyFortyThreeMember
[1] 3,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointEightFivePercentDueTwentyFortyThreeMember
[1]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 3.91%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointEightFivePercentDueTwentyFortyThreeMember
[1] 3.91%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointEightFivePercentDueTwentyFortyThreeMember
[1]
Fixed-rate 4.45% notes due 2044    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes 1,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesFourPointFourFivePercentDueTwentyFortyFourMember
[2] 1,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesFourPointFourFivePercentDueTwentyFortyFourMember
[2]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 4.48%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesFourPointFourFivePercentDueTwentyFortyFourMember
[2] 4.48%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesFourPointFourFivePercentDueTwentyFortyFourMember
[2]
Fixed-rate 3.45% notes due 2045    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, senior notes $ 2,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointFourFivePercentDueTwentyFortyFiveMember
[3] $ 0us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointFourFivePercentDueTwentyFortyFiveMember
[3]
Debt instrument effective interest rate 3.58%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointFourFivePercentDueTwentyFortyFiveMember
[3] 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aapl_SeniorNotesThreePointFourFivePercentDueTwentyFortyFiveMember
[3]
[1] Tranche relates to the $17.0 billion debt issuance in the third quarter of 2013.
[2] Tranche relates to the $12.0 billion debt issuance in the third quarter of 2014.
[3] Tranche relates to the $6.5 billion debt issuance in the second quarter of 2015.
[4] Tranche relates to Euro-denominated debt issuance of €2.8 billion in the first quarter of 2015.
[5] Tranche relates to Swiss Franc-denominated debt issuance of SFr1.3 billion in the second quarter of 2015.