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Accumulated depreciation and amortization Accumulated depreciation and amortization Net unrealized gains/losses on marketable securities Net deferred gain (loss) associated with cash flow hedges Net unrecognized gains/losses on derivative instruments Cumulative foreign currency translation Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition Share-based compensation Tax benefit associated with any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), including transfer pricing adjustments. The tax benefit results from the deduction by the entity on its tax return for an award of stock that exceeds the cumulative compensation cost for common stock or preferred stock recognized for financial reporting. Includes any resulting tax benefit that exceeds the previously recognized deferred tax asset (excess tax benefits). Tax benefit from equity awards, including transfer pricing adjustments Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities: Advertising Costs, Policy Advertising expense Allowance For Doubtful Accounts, Policy. Allowance For Doubtful Accounts, Policy Accounts receivable, allowances Amendment Flag Americas [Member] Americas Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share because their effect would have been antidilutive Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Apple iPad [Member] Apple iPad Apple IPhone [Member] Apple iPhone Apple iPod Touch [Member] Apple iPod touch Apple Mac [Member] Apple Mac Apple Mac OS and i life [Member] Apple Mac OS and iLife software Apple TV [Member] Apple TV Asia Pacific [Member] Asia-Pacific Total assets Total assets ASSETS: Total current assets Total current assets Current assets: Adjusted Cost Short-term marketable securities Fair Value Fair Value Unrealized Gain Unrealized Losses Unrealized Losses This item represents the net profit realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. 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For example, includes revenues from transactions with a single country amounting to 10 percent or more of the entity's revenues, the total amount of revenues from each such country, and the identity of the segment or segments reporting the revenues. Percentage of net sales by country Desktops [Member] Desktops Disclosure includes additional financial statement details for certain financial statement categories within the consolidated financial statements. 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