Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 23, 2016

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 23, 2016 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2016 (remaining six months)	$	184
2017	268
2018	204
2019	117
2020	96
Thereafter	222
Total	$	1,091

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 23, 2016		January 24, 2015		January 23, 2016		January 24, 2015
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	71	$	94	$	144	$	192

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Six Months Ended
	January 23, 2016			January 24, 2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	449		$	446
Provision for warranties issued	322			355
Payments	(340		)	(327		)
Acquisition/divestitures	(28		)	—
Balance at end of period	$	403		$	474

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at January 23, 2016 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):

	January 23, 2016			July 25, 2015
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	244		$	288
End user	113			129
Total	$	357		$	417
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(100	)	$	(127	)
End user	(90		)	(107		)
Total	$	(190	)	$	(234	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	167		$	183