Segment Information And Major Customers (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 26, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information by segment for the three and nine months ended April 26, 2014 and April 27, 2013, based on the Company’s internal management system and as utilized by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	April 26, 2014			April 27, 2013			April 26, 2014			April 27, 2013
Revenue:
Americas	$	6,689		$	7,127		$	20,465		$	21,286
EMEA	3,068			3,131			8,897			9,065
APJC	1,788			1,958			5,423			5,839
Total	$	11,545		$	12,216		$	34,785		$	36,190
Gross margin:
Americas	4,196			4,460			12,823			13,341
EMEA	1,967			2,044			5,725			5,850
APJC	1,076			1,197			3,148			3,494
Segment total	7,239			7,701			21,696			22,685
Unallocated corporate items	(233		)	(190		)	(1,332		)	(592		)
Total	$	7,006		$	7,511		$	20,364		$	22,093

Segment Reporting Product And Services Revenue

The following table presents revenue for groups of similar products and services (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	April 26, 2014		April 27, 2013		April 26, 2014		April 27, 2013
Revenue:
Switching	$	3,381	$	3,601	$	10,406	$	10,962
NGN Routing	1,935		2,145		5,719		6,147
Service Provider Video	961		1,299		2,905		3,670
Collaboration	892		1,013		2,800		2,978
Data Center	662		515		1,868		1,480
Wireless	553		539		1,604		1,573
Security	361		327		1,119		1,002
Other	75		120		219		481
Product	8,820		9,559		26,640		28,293
Service	2,725		2,657		8,145		7,897
Total	$	11,545	$	12,216	$	34,785	$	36,190

Summary of Property And Equipment Information For Geographic Areas [Text Block]

Property and equipment information is based on the physical location of the assets. The following table presents property and equipment information for geographic areas (in millions):

	April 26, 2014		July 27, 2013
Property and equipment, net:
United States	$	2,718	$	2,780
International	592		542
Total	$	3,310	$	3,322