| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2401404 - Disclosure - Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Revenues by Geographical Region (Detail) (http://www.salesforce.com/role/SummaryOfBusinessAndSignificantAccountingPoliciesRevenuesByGeographicalRegionDetail) |
| Table | Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001108524 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-02-01 - 2017-01-31 | 2015-02-01 - 2016-01-31 | 2014-02-01 - 2015-01-31 | ||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | ||||||||||
| Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific | Geographical [Domain] | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific | Geographical [Domain] | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific | Geographical [Domain] | |
Revenues | 8,391,984,000 | 6,667,216,000 | 5,373,586,000 | |||||||||