Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

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Jan. 29, 2012

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping, Methodology and Assumptions [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements Of Assets And Liabilities

The following table presents the company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 29, 2012, and July 31, 2011, consistent with the fair value hierarchy:



	Fair Value as of January 29, 2012		Fair Value Measurements at January 29, 2012 Using Fair Value Hierarchy						Fair Value as of July 31, 2011		Fair Value Measurements at July 31, 2011 Using Fair Value Hierarchy
	Fair Value as of January 29, 2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value as of July 31, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Interest rate swaps(1)	$	23	$	—	$	23	$	—	$	33	$	—	$	33	$	—
Foreign exchange forward contracts(2)	3		—		3		—		—		—		—		—
Cross-currency swap contracts(3)	18		—		18		—		1		—		1		—
Deferred compensation derivative contracts(4)	1		—		1		—		—		—		—		—
Commodity derivative contracts(5)	1		1		—		—		3		3		—		—
Total assets at fair value	$	46	$	1	$	45	$	—	$	37	$	3	$	34	$	—



	Fair Value as of January 29, 2012		Fair Value Measurements at January 29, 2012 Using Fair Value Hierarchy						Fair Value as of July 31, 2011		Fair Value Measurements at July 31, 2011 Using Fair Value Hierarchy
	Fair Value as of January 29, 2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value as of July 31, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liabilities
Foreign exchange forward contracts(2)	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	9	$	—	$	9	$	—
Cross-currency swap contracts(3)	94		—		94		—		129		—		129		—
Deferred compensation derivative contracts(4)	3		—		3		—		3		—		3		—
Commodity derivative contracts(5)	3		3		—		—		2		2		—		—
Deferred compensation obligation(6)	153		101		52		—		144		97		47		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	254	$	104	$	150	$	—	$	287	$	99	$	188	$	—

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(1)	Based on LIBOR swap rates.


(2)	Based on observable market transactions of spot currency rates and forward rates.


(3)	Based on observable local benchmarks for currency and interest rates.


(4)	Based on LIBOR and equity index swap rates.


(5)	Based on quoted futures exchanges.


(6)	Based on the fair value of the participants’ investments.

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities which includes [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity. Such assets and liabilities may be measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. The disclosures which may be required or desired include: (1) for assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis, disclosure may include: (a) the fair value measurements at the reporting date; (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3); (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (i) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (ii) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net); (iii) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs); (d) the amount of the total gains or losses for the period in subparagraph (c) (i) above included in earnings (or changes in net assets) that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date and a description of where those unrealized gains or losses are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (e) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques, if any, during the period and (2) for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (for example, impaired assets) disclosure may include, in addition to (a) above: (a) the reasons for the fair value measurements recorded; (b) the same as (b) above; (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a description of the inputs and the information used to develop the inputs; and (d) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes, if any, in the valuation technique(s) used to measure similar assets and/or liabilities in prior periods. Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset.

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