Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2015	Jan. 25, 2014	Jan. 24, 2015	Jan. 25, 2014
REVENUE:
Product	$ 9,078	$ 8,423	$ 18,513	$ 17,820
Service	2,858	2,732	5,668	5,420
Total revenue	11,936	11,155	24,181	23,240
COST OF SALES:
Product	3,806	4,323	7,725	8,070
Service	1,040	881	2,033	1,812
Total cost of sales	4,846	5,204	9,758	9,882
GROSS MARGIN	7,090	5,951	14,423	13,358
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development	1,529	1,412	3,112	3,136
Sales and marketing	2,308	2,277	4,823	4,688
General and administrative	490	451	994	966
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	72	71	143	136
Restructuring and other charges	69	73	387	310
Total operating expenses	4,468	4,284	9,459	9,236
OPERATING INCOME	2,622	1,667	4,964	4,122
Interest income	189	169	368	338
Interest expense	(139)	(136)	(278)	(276)
Other income (loss), net	201	55	179	111
Interest and other income (loss), net	251	88	269	173
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	2,873	1,755	5,233	4,295
Provision for income taxes	476	326	1,008	870
NET INCOME	$ 2,397	$ 1,429	$ 4,225	$ 3,425
Net income per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.27	$ 0.83	$ 0.64
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.27	$ 0.82	$ 0.64
Shares used in per-share calculation:
Basic (in shares)	5,117	5,294	5,115	5,336
Diluted (in shares)	5,160	5,327	5,159	5,383
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.17	$ 0.38	$ 0.34