Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 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 April 30, 2016 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2016 (remaining three months)	$	95
2017	288
2018	220
2019	130
2020	106
Thereafter	229
Total	$	1,068

Compensation expenses related to business combinations

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

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	April 30, 2016		April 25, 2015		April 30, 2016		April 25, 2015
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	68	$	72	$	212	$	264

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Nine Months Ended
	April 30, 2016			April 25, 2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	449		$	446
Provision for warranties issued	512			517
Payments	(524		)	(512		)
Divestitures	(28		)	—
Balance at end of period	$	409		$	451

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at April 30, 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):

	April 30, 2016			July 25, 2015
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	228		$	288
End user	104			129
Total	$	332		$	417
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(98	)	$	(127	)
End user	(82		)	(107		)
Total	$	(180	)	$	(234	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	152		$	183