Derivative Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives Recorded At Fair Value

The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments and the line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets to which they were recorded are summarized as follows (in millions):

	DERIVATIVE ASSETS					DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
	Balance Sheet Line Item	July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012		Balance Sheet Line Item	July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives	Other current assets	$	33	$	24	Other current liabilities	$	7	$	26
Interest rate derivatives	Other assets	147		223		Other long-term liabilities	2		—
Equity derivatives	Other current assets	—		—		Other current liabilities	155		4
Total		180		247			164		30
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives	Other current assets	2		16		Other current liabilities	7		12
Equity derivatives	Other assets	—		1		Other long-term liabilities	—		—
Total		2		17			7		12
Total		$	182	$	264		$	171	$	42

Gains And Losses On Derivatives Designated As Cash Flow Hedges

The effects of the Company’s cash flow and net investment hedging instruments on OCI and the Consolidated Statements of Operations are summarized as follows (in millions):

GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES FOR THE YEARS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION)										GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION)
	July 27, 2013			July 28, 2012			July 30, 2011			Line Item in Statements of Operations	July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012			July 30, 2011
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives	$	73		$	(131	)	$	87		Operating expenses	$	10	$	(59	)	$	89
										Cost of sales - service	2		(14		)	17
Interest rate derivatives	—			—			—			Interest expense	—		1			2
Total	$	73		$	(131	)	$	87			$	12	$	(72	)	$	108
Derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives	$	(1	)	$	23		$	(10	)	Other income (loss), net	$	—	$	—		$	—

Schedule Of Derivative Fair Value Hedge Instruments Gain Loss In Statement Of Financial Performance [Text Block]

The effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations of derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges and the underlying hedged items is summarized as follows (in millions):

		GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVES INSTRUMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED								GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS FOR THE YEARS ENDED
Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedging Instruments	Line Item in Statements of Operations	July 27, 2013			July 28, 2012			July 30, 2011		July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012			July 30, 2011
Equity derivatives	Other income (loss), net	$	(155	)	$	(4	)	$	—	$	155	$	4		$	—
Interest rate derivatives	Interest expense	(78		)	78			74		78		(80		)	(77		)
Total		$	(233	)	$	74		$	74	$	233	$	(76	)	$	(77	)

Effect Of Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Fair Value Hedges On Consolidated Statement Of Operations Summary

The effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations of derivative instruments not designated as hedges is summarized as follows (in millions):

		GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE YEARS ENDED
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Line Item in Statements of Operations	July 27, 2013			July 28, 2012			July 30, 2011
Foreign currency derivatives	Other income (loss), net	$	(74	)	$	(206	)	$	264
Total return swaps - deferred compensation	Cost of sales - product	—			4			—
Total return swaps - deferred compensation	Operating expenses	61			3			33
Equity derivatives	Other income (loss), net	—			6			25
Total		$	(13	)	$	(193	)	$	322

Schedule Of Notional Amounts Of Derivatives Outstanding

The notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding derivatives are summarized as follows (in millions):

	July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives - cash flow hedges	$	1,885	$	2,910
Interest rate derivatives	5,250		4,250
Net investment hedging instruments	662		468
Equity derivatives	1,098		272
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives	3,739		6,241
Total return swaps-deferred compensation	358		269
Total	$	12,992	$	14,410