Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Other Commitments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2016	Oct. 24, 2015
Acquisition
Contingency [Line Items]
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$ 64	$ 73

Amount of labor-related expenses classified as other.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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