Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 26, 2014

Disclosure Balance Sheet Details [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

The following tables provide details of selected balance sheet items (in millions):

	April 26, 2014		July 27, 2013
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	57	$	105
Work in process	5		24
Finished goods:
Distributor inventory and deferred cost of sales	623		572
Manufactured finished goods	550		480
Total finished goods	1,173		1,052
Service-related spares	255		256
Demonstration systems	38		39
Total	$	1,528	$	1,476

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and equipment, net:
Land, buildings, and building and leasehold improvements	$	4,496		$	4,426
Computer equipment and related software	1,442			1,416
Production, engineering, and other equipment	5,750			5,721
Operating lease assets (1)	360			326
Furniture and fixtures	508			497
	12,556			12,386
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (1)	(9,246		)	(9,064		)
Total	$	3,310		$	3,322

Schedule of Other Assets, Noncurrent [Table Text Block]

Other assets:
Deferred tax assets	$	1,540	$	1,539
Investments in privately held companies	923		833
Other	721		743
Total	$	3,184	$	3,115

Deferred Revenue, by Arrangement, Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Deferred revenue:
Service	$	8,746	$	9,403
Product:
Unrecognized revenue on product shipments and other deferred revenue	3,669		3,340
Cash receipts related to unrecognized revenue from two-tier distributors	736		680
Total product deferred revenue	4,405		4,020
Total	$	13,151	$	13,423
Reported as:
Current	$	9,198	$	9,262
Noncurrent	3,953		4,161
Total	$	13,151	$	13,423