Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 26, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income tax provision [Table Text Block]

The following table provides details of income taxes (in millions, except percentages):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	January 26, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 26, 2013			January 28, 2012
Income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	2,780		$	2,749		$	5,411		$	4,994
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$	(363	)	$	567		$	176		$	1,035
Effective tax rate	(13.1		)%	20.6		%	3.3		%	20.7		%