Unearned Revenue - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	$ 34,680	$ 33,909
Windows 10 Licenses
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	$ 10,500	$ 6,600

Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 605
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 13.A.3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65893310&loc=d3e214044-122780

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 605
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 13.A.4(a).Q1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65893310&loc=d3e214044-122780

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
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Period Type:	instant