Fair Value (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 23, 2016

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 23, 2016 and July 25, 2015 were as follows (in millions):



	JANUARY 23, 2016 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS								JULY 25, 2015 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Balance		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Balance
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	4,731	$	—	$	—	$	4,731	$	5,336	$	—	$	—	$	5,336
Corporate debt securities	—		9		—		9		—		14		—		14
U.S. government securities	—		31		—		31		—		—		—		—
Available-for-sale investments:
U.S. government securities	—		28,244		—		28,244		—		29,939		—		29,939
U.S. government agency securities	—		3,493		—		3,493		—		3,663		—		3,663
Non-U.S. government and agency securities	—		1,152		—		1,152		—		1,128		—		1,128
Corporate debt securities	—		18,281		—		18,281		—		15,783		—		15,783
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities	—		1,460		—		1,460		—		1,461		—		1,461
Publicly traded equity securities	1,431		—		—		1,431		1,565		—		—		1,565
Derivative assets	—		318		3		321		—		214		4		218
Total	$	6,162	$	52,988	$	3	$	59,153	$	6,901	$	52,202	$	4	$	59,107
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	—	$	19	$	—	$	19	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	12
Total	$	—	$	19	$	—	$	19	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	12

Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company's recognized losses for the indicated periods, for assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (in millions):



	LOSSES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED						LOSSES FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
	January 23, 2016			January 24, 2015			January 23, 2016			January 24, 2015
Investments in privately held companies (impaired)	$	(39	)	$	(2	)	$	(56	)	$	(3	)
Purchased intangible assets (impaired)	(37		)	(56		)	(37		)	(56		)
Total	$	(76	)	$	(58	)	$	(93	)	$	(59	)