Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 25, 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 October 25, 2014 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2015 (remaining nine months)	$	292
2016	282
2017	185
2018	132
2019	65
Thereafter	183
Total	$	1,139

Compensation expenses related to business combinations

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

	Three Months Ended
	October 25, 2014		October 26, 2013
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	98	$	304

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Three Months Ended
	October 25, 2014			October 26, 2013
Balance at beginning of period	$	446		$	402
Provision for warranties issued	143			196
Payments	(153		)	(169		)
Balance at end of period	$	436		$	429

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at October 25, 2014 and July 26, 2014, 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):

	October 25, 2014			July 26, 2014
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	285		$	263
End user	161			202
Total	$	446		$	465
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(126	)	$	(127	)
End user	(130		)	(166		)
Total	$	(256	)	$	(293	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	190		$	172