| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2403403 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets (Detail) (http://www.apigee.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsSummaryOfCarryingAmountAndAccumulatedAmortizationOfIntangibleAssetsDetail) | 
| Table | Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table] | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001324772 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-01 - 2016-07-31 | 2014-08-01 - 2015-07-31 | ||||||||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis] | ||||||||
| Developed technology [Member] | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] | Developed technology [Member] | Customer relationships [Member] | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain] | |||||
| Range [Axis] | Range [Axis] | Range [Axis] | Range [Axis] | Range [Axis] | |||||
| Minimum [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Range [Domain] | Range [Domain] | Minimum [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Range [Domain] | Range [Domain] | Range [Domain] | |
| Amortization Period | |||||||||
| Gross Amount | |||||||||
| Accumulated Amortization | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||
| Net Carrying Value | 2,165,000   | 3,200,000   | |||||||