Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2014	Sep. 04, 2014	Jan. 24, 2014
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 26, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	CSCO
Entity Registrant Name	CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000858877
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-26
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,099,203,169
Entity Public Float			$ 114,846,004,146