Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Oct. 07, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	XCRA
Entity Registrant Name	Xcerra Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000357020
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		54,072,673
Entity Public Float			$ 399,748,991