Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2016	Oct. 24, 2015
REVENUE:
Product	$ 9,302	$ 9,844
Service	3,050	2,838
Total revenue	12,352	12,682
COST OF SALES:
Product	3,403	3,853
Service	1,065	997
Total cost of sales	4,468	4,850
GROSS MARGIN	7,884	7,832
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development	1,545	1,560
Sales and marketing	2,418	2,443
General and administrative	555	539
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	78	69
Restructuring and other charges	411	142
Total operating expenses	5,007	4,753
OPERATING INCOME	2,877	3,079
Interest income	295	225
Interest expense	(198)	(159)
Other income (loss), net	(21)	(8)
Interest and other income (loss), net	76	58
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	2,953	3,137
Provision for income taxes	631	707
NET INCOME	$ 2,322	$ 2,430
Net income per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.48
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.48
Shares used in per-share calculation:
Basic (in shares)	5,027	5,080
Diluted (in shares)	5,066	5,113
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.21