Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

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 28, 2017 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2017 (remaining six months)	$	213
2018	334
2019	208
2020	142
2021	83
Thereafter	175
Total	$	1,155

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 28, 2017		January 23, 2016		January 28, 2017		January 23, 2016
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	73	$	71	$	137	$	144

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Six Months Ended
	January 28, 2017			January 23, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	414		$	449
Provisions for warranty issued	367			335
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties	(3		)	(13		)
Settlements	(352		)	(340		)
Divestitures	—			(28		)
Balance at end of period	$	426		$	403

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

  The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at January 28, 2017 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):

	January 28, 2017			July 30, 2016
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	318		$	281
End user	94			96
Total	$	412		$	377
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(99	)	$	(85	)
End user	(63		)	(76		)
Total	$	(162	)	$	(161	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	250		$	216