Litigation and Contingencies (Details)	1 Months Ended						9 Months Ended	72 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2004 EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2011 Inkjet Printer Litigation	Aug. 31, 2010 Inkjet Printer Litigation USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings USD ($)	May 31, 2010 India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 Russia GPO and Related Investigations USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2006 Russia GPO and Related Investigations EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2011 ECT Proceedings	Dec. 31, 2006 Leak Investigation Proceedings USD ($)
Copyright Levies
Levy assessed on a specific vendor on personal computers sold since March 2001 in Germany (euros per unit)	€ 12
Litigation and Contingencies
Maximum settlement agreement amount of credits for each eligible class member			$ 5,000,000
Recovery sought						370,000,000
Additional recovery sought					5,300,000
Loss contingency deposit to prevent interruption of business					16,700,000
Loss contingency deposit under demand notices					130,000
Amount of duty differential deposit under demand notices				38,000
Transaction of former subsidiary under investigation								35,000,000
Civil penalties per violation							500,000
Criminal penalties per violation							$2 million per violation or twice the gross pecuniary gain or loss from the violation
Total settlement agreement payment										14,500,000
Total settlement agreement, period to ensure corporate investigations are in accordance with California law (in years)										5
Total settlement agreement payment portion used to create Privacy and Piracy Fund										13,500,000
Total settlement agreement payment portion used to pay statutory damages										650,000
Total settlement agreement payment portion used to reimburse investigation costs										$ 350,000
Maximum days for objectors to appeal the grant of final approval (in days)		30
ECT Proceedings, period to suspend right to bid and contract (in years)									5
Number of ECT contracts related to alleged improprieties									3