Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 25, 2014

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					Six Months Ended
	January 25, 2014			January 26, 2013		January 25, 2014			January 26, 2013
Cost of sales - product	$	12		$	11	$	22		$	21
Cost of sales - service	40			36		73			71
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales	52			47		95			92
Research and development	108			72		200			156
Sales and marketing	141			135		264			265
General and administrative	47			48		101			98
Restructuring and other charges	(1		)	—		(4		)	(3		)
Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses	295			255		561			516
Total share-based compensation expense	$	347		$	302	$	656		$	608
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation	$	82		$	80	$	160		$	159

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	(80	)
Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired	22
Additional shares reserved	135
Other	1
BALANCE AT JANUARY 25, 2014	306

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	58		20.83
Vested	(38	)	19.50		$	903
Canceled/forfeited	(7	)	18.46
UNVESTED BALANCE AT JANUARY 25, 2014	156		$	19.41

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	6		3.69
Exercised	(33	)	17.85
Canceled/forfeited/expired	(11	)	27.36
BALANCE AT JANUARY 25, 2014	238		$	24.70

Summary Of Significant Ranges Of Outstanding And Exercisable Stock Options

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of January 25, 2014 (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	5.42	$	4.35	$	201	5	$	6.33	$	88
15.01 – 18.00	32	0.71	17.80		140		32	17.80		140
18.01 – 20.00	10	0.69	19.13		30		10	19.13		30
20.01 – 25.00	77	1.68	22.84		10		77	22.84		10
25.01 – 35.00	108	2.43	30.69		—		108	30.69		—
Total	238	2.03	$	24.70	$	381	232	$	25.24	$	268

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

	RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS						PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Three Months Ended	January 25, 2014			January 26, 2013			January 25, 2014	January 26, 2013
Number of shares granted (in millions)	37			37			—	—
Grant date fair value per share	$	19.90		$	17.07		N/A	N/A
Weighted-average assumptions/inputs:
Expected dividend yield	3.2		%	3.1		%	N/A	N/A
Range of risk-free interest rates	0.1% - 1.4%			0.1% - 0.7%			N/A	N/A
Range of expected volatilities for index	N/A			N/A			N/A	N/A

	RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS						PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Six Months Ended	January 25, 2014			January 26, 2013			January 25, 2014			January 26, 2013
Number of shares granted (in millions)	47			48			4			4
Grant date fair value per share	$	20.57		$	17.20		$	22.70		$	19.26
Weighted-average assumptions/inputs:
Expected dividend yield	3.1		%	3.0		%	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%