Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2013

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary Of Share-Based Compensation Expense

Share-based compensation expense consists primarily of expenses for stock options, stock purchase rights, restricted stock, and restricted stock units granted to employees. The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	October 26, 2013			October 27, 2012
Cost of sales - product	$	10		$	10
Cost of sales - service	33			35
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales	43			45
Research and development	92			84
Sales and marketing	123			130
General and administrative	54			50
Restructuring and other charges	(3		)	(3		)
Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses	266			261
Total share-based compensation expense	$	309		$	306
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation	$	78		$	79

Share-Based Awards Available for Grant [Table Text Block]

A summary of share-based awards available for grant is as follows (in millions):

	Share-Based Awards Available for Grant
BALANCE AT JULY 28, 2012	218
Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted	(102	)
Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired	115
Other	(3	)
BALANCE AT JULY 27, 2013	228
Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted	(24	)
Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired	13
Other	—
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 26, 2013	217

Summary Of Restricted Stock And Stock Unit Activity

A summary of the restricted stock and stock unit activity, which includes time-based and performance-based or market-based restricted stock units, is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts):

	Restricted Stock/Stock Units		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share		Aggregated Fair Market Value
UNVESTED BALANCE AT JULY 28, 2012	128		$	19.46
Granted and assumed	72		18.52
Vested	(46	)	20.17		$	932
Canceled/forfeited	(11	)	18.91
UNVESTED BALANCE AT JULY 27, 2013	143		18.80
Granted and assumed	21		22.53
Vested	(35	)	19.51		$	834
Canceled/forfeited	(5	)	18.32
UNVESTED BALANCE AT OCTOBER 26, 2013	124		$	19.26

Summary Of Stock Option Activity

A summary of the stock option activity is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts):

	STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING
	Number Outstanding		Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share
BALANCE AT JULY 28, 2012	520		$	22.68
Assumed from acquisitions	10		0.77
Exercised	(154	)	18.51
Canceled/forfeited/expired	(100	)	22.18
BALANCE AT JULY 27, 2013	276		24.44
Assumed from acquisitions	3		6.03
Exercised	(24	)	19.01
Canceled/forfeited/expired	(6	)	29.16
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 26, 2013	249		$	24.62

Summary Of Significant Ranges Of Outstanding And Exercisable Stock Options

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of October 26, 2013 (in millions, except years and share prices):

	STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING						STOCK OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
Range of Exercise Prices	Number Outstanding	Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Years)	Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Number Exercisable	Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
$  0.01 – 15.00	11	5.54	$	4.66	$	198	6	$	6.25	$	96
15.01 – 18.00	35	0.96	17.79		165		35	17.79		165
18.01 – 20.00	13	0.81	19.13		43		13	19.13		43
20.01 – 25.00	79	1.99	22.83		12		79	22.83		12
25.01 – 35.00	111	2.87	30.69		—		111	30.69		—
Total	249	2.34	$	24.62	$	418	244	$	25.08	$	316

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

	RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS						PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Three Months Ended	October 26, 2013			October 27, 2012			October 26, 2013			October 27, 2012
Number of shares granted (in millions)	10			11			4			4
Grant date fair value per share	$	23.11		$	17.65		$	22.70		$	19.26
Weighted-average assumptions/inputs:
Expected dividend yield	2.7		%	2.9		%	2.3		%	2.9		%
Range of risk-free interest rates	0.0% - 1.4%			0.1% - 0.7%			0.0% - 1.4%			0.1% - 0.7%
Range of expected volatilities for index	N/A			N/A			17.4% - 70.5%			18.3% - 64.6%