DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Nutanix, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001618732
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 2.7
Common Class A
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		95,793,160
Common Class B
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		59,150,486