Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 26, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Future Annual Minimum Lease Payments Under All Noncancelable Operating Leases

Future minimum lease payments under all noncancelable operating leases with an initial term in excess of one year as of July 26, 2014 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2015	$	399
2016	277
2017	180
2018	131
2019	65
Thereafter	187
Total	$	1,239

Compensation expenses related to business combinations

The following table summarizes the compensation expense related to acquisitions (in millions):

	July 26, 2014		July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	607	$	123	$	50

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability (in millions):

	July 26, 2014			July 27, 2013			July 28, 2012
Balance at beginning of fiscal year	$	402		$	373		$	340
Provision for warranties issued	704			649			617
Payments	(660		)	(620		)	(584		)
Balance at end of fiscal year	$	446		$	402		$	373

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at July 26, 2014 and July 27, 2013, representing the total maximum potential future payments under financing arrangements with third parties along with the related deferred revenue, are summarized in the following table (in millions):

	July 26, 2014			July 27, 2013
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	263		$	438
End user	202			237
Total	$	465		$	675
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(127	)	$	(225	)
End user	(166		)	(191		)
Total	$	(293	)	$	(416	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	172		$	259