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Accelerated Share Repurchase Activity and Related Information (Detail) (USD $)
Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Aug. 31, 2014
Dec. 27, 2014
Feb. 28, 2015
Dec. 27, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
August 2014 ASR            
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]            
Purchase Period End Date       February 2015    
Number of Shares 13,300us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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59,900us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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8,300us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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81,525us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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[1]    
Average Repurchase Price Per Share       $ 110.40us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesFinalPricePaidPerShare
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ASR Amount       $ 9,000,000,000aapl_UpfrontPaymentUnderAcceleratedShareRepurchaseProgram
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January 2014 ASR            
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]            
Purchase Period End Date         December 2014  
Number of Shares         134,247us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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Average Repurchase Price Per Share         $ 89.39us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesFinalPricePaidPerShare
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ASR Amount         12,000,000,000aapl_UpfrontPaymentUnderAcceleratedShareRepurchaseProgram
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April 2013 ASR            
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]            
Purchase Period End Date           March 2014
Number of Shares           172,548us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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Average Repurchase Price Per Share           $ 69.55us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesFinalPricePaidPerShare
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ASR Amount           $ 12,000,000,000aapl_UpfrontPaymentUnderAcceleratedShareRepurchaseProgram
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[1] Includes 59.9 million shares delivered and retired at the beginning of the purchase period, which began in the fourth quarter of 2014, 8.3 million net shares delivered and retired in the first quarter of 2015 and 13.3 million shares delivered and retired at the end of the purchase period, which concluded in the second quarter of 2015.