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Borrowings
12 Months Ended
Jul. 25, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings
10.
Borrowings
(a)
Short-Term Debt
The following table summarizes the Company’s short-term debt (in millions, except percentages):
 
July 25, 2015
 
July 26, 2014
 
Amount
 
Effective Rate
 
Amount
 
Effective Rate
Current portion of long-term debt
$
3,894

 
2.48
%
 
$
500

 
3.11
%
Other notes and borrowings
3

 
2.44
%
 
8

 
2.67
%
Total short-term debt
$
3,897

 
 
 
$
508

 


The effective interest rate on the current portion of long-term debt includes the impact of interest rate swaps, as discussed further in "(b) Long-Term Debt." Other notes and borrowings consist of the short-term portion of secured borrowings associated with customer financing arrangements. These notes and credit facilities were subject to various terms and foreign currency market interest rates pursuant to individual financial arrangements between the financing institution and the applicable foreign subsidiary.
The Company repaid the fixed-rate notes (2.90%) due on November 17, 2014 for an aggregate principal amount of $500 million upon maturity.
The Company repaid the floating-rate notes due on September 3, 2015 for an aggregate principal amount of $850 million upon maturity.
In fiscal 2011, the Company established a short-term debt financing program of up to $3.0 billion through the issuance of commercial paper notes. The Company uses the proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper notes for general corporate purposes. The Company did not have any commercial paper notes outstanding as of each of July 25, 2015 and July 26, 2014.
(b)
Long-Term Debt
The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt (in millions, except percentages):
 
 
 
July 25, 2015
 
July 26, 2014
 
Maturity Date
 
Amount
 
Effective Rate
 
Amount
 
Effective Rate
Senior notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating-rate notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three-month LIBOR plus 0.05%
September 3, 2015
 
$
850

 
0.43%
 
$
850

 
0.35%
Three-month LIBOR plus 0.28%
March 3, 2017
 
1,000

 
0.63%
 
1,000

 
0.56%
Three-month LIBOR plus 0.31%
June 15, 2018
(1)
900

 
0.65%
 

 
Three-month LIBOR plus 0.50%
March 1, 2019
 
500

 
0.84%
 
500

 
0.78%
Fixed-rate notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.90%
November 17, 2014
 

 
 
500

 
3.11%
5.50%
February 22, 2016
 
3,000

 
3.07%
 
3,000

 
3.04%
1.10%
March 3, 2017
 
2,400

 
0.59%
 
2,400

 
0.56%
3.15%
March 14, 2017
 
750

 
0.85%
 
750

 
0.79%
1.65%
June 15, 2018
(1)
1,600

 
1.72%
 

 
4.95%
February 15, 2019
 
2,000

 
4.70%
 
2,000

 
4.69%
2.125%
March 1, 2019
 
1,750

 
0.80%
 
1,750

 
0.77%
4.45%
January 15, 2020
 
2,500

 
3.01%
 
2,500

 
2.98%
2.45%
June 15, 2020
(1)
1,500

 
2.54%
 

 
2.90%
March 4, 2021
 
500

 
0.96%
 
500

 
0.93%
3.00%
June 15, 2022
(1)
500

 
1.21%
 

 
3.625%
March 4, 2024
 
1,000

 
1.08%
 
1,000

 
1.05%
3.50%
June 15, 2025
(1)
500

 
1.37%
 

 
5.90%
February 15, 2039
 
2,000

 
6.11%
 
2,000

 
6.11%
5.50%
January 15, 2040
 
2,000

 
5.67%
 
2,000

 
5.67%
Other long-term debt
 
 
1

 
2.08%
 
4

 
2.39%
Total
 
 
25,251

 
 
 
20,754

 
 
Unaccreted discount/issuance costs
 
 
(131
)
 
 
 
(127
)
 
 
Hedge accounting fair value adjustments
 
 
231

 
 
 
210

 
 
Total
 
 
$
25,351

 
 
 
$
20,837

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported as:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 
 
$
3,894

 
 
 
$
500

 
 
Long-term debt
 
 
21,457

 
 
 
20,337

 
 
Total
 
 
$
25,351

 
 
 
$
20,837

 
 
(1) In June 2015, the Company issued senior notes for an aggregate principal amount of $5.0 billion.
To achieve its interest rate risk management objectives, the Company entered into interest rate swaps in prior periods with an aggregate notional amount of $11.4 billion designated as fair value hedges of certain of its fixed-rate senior notes. In effect, these swaps convert the fixed interest rates of the fixed-rate notes to floating interest rates based on the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps substantially offset changes in the fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt that are attributable to the changes in market interest rates. For additional information, see Note 11.
The effective rates for the fixed-rate debt include the interest on the notes, the accretion of the discount, and, if applicable, adjustments related to hedging. Interest is payable semiannually on each class of the senior fixed-rate notes and payable quarterly on the floating-rate notes. Each of the senior fixed-rate notes is redeemable by the Company at any time, subject to a make-whole premium. 
The senior notes rank at par with the commercial paper notes that may be issued in the future pursuant to the Company’s short-term debt financing program, as discussed above under “(a) Short-Term Debt.” As of July 25, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.
As of July 25, 2015, future principal payments for long-term debt, including the current portion, are summarized as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year
Amount
2016
$
3,850

2017
4,151

2018
2,500

2019
4,250

2020
4,000

Thereafter
6,500

Total
$
25,251


(c)
Credit Facility
On May 15, 2015, the Company entered into a credit agreement with certain institutional lenders that provides for a $3.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that is scheduled to expire on May 15, 2020. Any advances under the credit agreement will accrue interest at rates that are equal to, based on certain conditions, either (i) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) Bank of America’s “prime rate” as announced from time to time, or (c) LIBOR, or a comparable or successor rate that is approved by the Administrative Agent (“Eurocurrency Rate”), for an interest period of one-month plus 1.00%, or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate, plus a margin that is based on the Company’s senior debt credit ratings as published by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., provided that in no event will the Eurocurrency Rate be less than zero. The credit agreement requires the Company to comply with certain covenants, including that it maintain an interest coverage ratio as defined in the agreement.
The Company may also, upon the agreement of either the then-existing lenders or additional lenders not currently parties to the agreement, increase the commitments under the credit facility by up to an additional $2.0 billion and/or extend the expiration date of the credit facility up to May 15, 2022. As of July 25, 2015, the Company was in compliance with the required interest coverage ratio and the other covenants, and the Company had not borrowed any funds under the credit facility.
This credit facility replaces the Company’s prior credit facility that was entered into on February 17, 2012, which was terminated in connection with its entering into the new credit facility.