Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 25, 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 July 25, 2015 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2016	$	346
2017	254
2018	181
2019	99
2020	79
Thereafter	183
Total	$	1,142

Compensation expenses related to business combinations

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

	July 25, 2015		July 26, 2014		July 27, 2013
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	334	$	607	$	123

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

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

	July 25, 2015			July 26, 2014			July 27, 2013
Balance at beginning of fiscal year	$	446		$	402		$	373
Provision for warranties issued	696			704			649
Payments	(693		)	(660		)	(620		)
Balance at end of fiscal year	$	449		$	446		$	402

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at July 25, 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):

	July 25, 2015			July 26, 2014
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	288		$	263
End user	129			202
Total	$	417		$	465
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(127	)	$	(127	)
End user	(107		)	(166		)
Total	$	(234	)	$	(293	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	183		$	172