Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2014	Oct. 26, 2013
REVENUE:
Product	$ 9,435	$ 9,397
Service	2,810	2,688
Total revenue	12,245	12,085
COST OF SALES:
Product	3,919	3,747
Service	993	931
Total cost of sales	4,912	4,678
GROSS MARGIN	7,333	7,407
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development	1,583	1,724
Sales and marketing	2,515	2,411
General and administrative	504	515
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	71	65
Restructuring and other charges	318	237
Total operating expenses	4,991	4,952
OPERATING INCOME	2,342	2,455
Interest income	179	169
Interest expense	(139)	(140)
Other income (loss), net	(22)	56
Interest and other income (loss), net	18	85
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	2,360	2,540
Provision for income taxes	532	544
NET INCOME	$ 1,828	$ 1,996
Net income per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.37
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.37
Shares used in per-share calculation:
Basic (in shares)	5,112	5,378
Diluted (in shares)	5,156	5,430
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.17