Segment Information and Major Customers (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 26, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information by segment for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012, 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):

Years Ended	July 26, 2014			July 27, 2013			July 28, 2012
Revenue:
Americas	$	27,781		$	28,639		$	26,501
EMEA	12,006			12,210			12,075
APJC	7,355			7,758			7,485
Total	$	47,142		$	48,607		$	46,061
Gross margin:
Americas	$	17,379		$	17,887		$	16,639
EMEA	7,700			7,876			7,605
APJC	4,252			4,637			4,519
Segment total	29,331			30,400			28,763
Unallocated corporate items	(1,562		)	(960		)	(554		)
Total	$	27,769		$	29,440		$	28,209

Net Sales For Groups Of Similar Products And Services

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

Years Ended	July 26, 2014		July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012
Revenue:
Switching	$	14,056	$	14,767	$	14,634
NGN Routing	7,662		8,243		8,395
Service Provider Video	3,969		4,855		3,869
Collaboration	3,734		3,956		4,194
Data Center	2,640		2,074		1,298
Wireless	2,265		2,228		1,697
Security	1,566		1,348		1,341
Other	280		558		898
Product	36,172		38,029		36,326
Service	10,970		10,578		9,735
Total	$	47,142	$	48,607	$	46,061

Property And Equipment, Net

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):

	July 26, 2014		July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012
Property and equipment, net:
United States	$	2,697	$	2,780	$	2,842
International	555		542		560
Total	$	3,252	$	3,322	$	3,402