Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 24, 2015

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 January 24, 2015 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2015 (remaining six months)	$	195
2016	287
2017	196
2018	139
2019	72
Thereafter	209
Total	$	1,098

Compensation expenses related to business combinations

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	January 24, 2015		January 25, 2014		January 24, 2015		January 25, 2014
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	94	$	106	$	192	$	410

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Six Months Ended
	January 24, 2015			January 25, 2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	446		$	402
Provision for warranties issued	355			356
Payments	(327		)	(333		)
Balance at end of period	$	474		$	425

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at January 24, 2015 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):

	January 24, 2015			July 26, 2014
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	316		$	263
End user	155			202
Total	$	471		$	465
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(148	)	$	(127	)
End user	(121		)	(166		)
Total	$	(269	)	$	(293	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	202		$	172