Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 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 October 24, 2015 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2016 (remaining nine months)	$	266
2017	263
2018	189
2019	105
2020	83
Thereafter	189
Total	$	1,095

Compensation expenses related to business combinations

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

	Three Months Ended
	October 24, 2015		October 25, 2014
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	73	$	98

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Three Months Ended
	October 24, 2015			October 25, 2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	449		$	446
Provision for warranties issued	150			143
Payments	(166		)	(153		)
Balance at end of period	$	433		$	436

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at October 24, 2015 and July 25, 2015, 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 24, 2015			July 25, 2015
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	250		$	288
End user	124			129
Total	$	374		$	417
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(96	)	$	(127	)
End user	(100		)	(107		)
Total	$	(196	)	$	(234	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	178		$	183