Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 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 October 29, 2016 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2017 (remaining nine months)	$	280
2018	292
2019	178
2020	128
2021	76
Thereafter	162
Total	$	1,116

Compensation expenses related to business combinations

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

	Three Months Ended
	October 29, 2016		October 24, 2015
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	64	$	73

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Three Months Ended
	October 29, 2016			October 24, 2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	414		$	449
Provisions for warranty issued	176			160
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties	—			(10		)
Settlements	(177		)	(166		)
Balance at end of period	$	413		$	433

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

Financing Guarantee Summary   The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at October 29, 2016 and July 30, 2016, 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 29, 2016			July 30, 2016
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	248		$	281
End user	88			96
Total	$	336		$	377
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(77	)	$	(85	)
End user	(70		)	(76		)
Total	$	(147	)	$	(161	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	189		$	216