Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	May. 19, 2016
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Trading Symbol	CSCO
Entity Registrant Name	CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000858877
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,029,711,978