Restructuring and Other Charges

The Company began taking action under a restructuring plan in August 2016 (the "Fiscal 2017 Plan"), in order to reinvest in its key priority areas. The Company announced that up to 6,600 employees would be impacted, with estimated pretax charges of approximately $850 million. In connection with the Fiscal 2017 Plan, the Company incurred charges of $756 million during fiscal 2017. The Company's estimated aggregate pretax charges of approximately $850 million under the Fiscal 2017 Plan consist primarily of severance and other one-time termination benefits, and other associated costs. These charges are primarily cash-based, and the Company expects the Fiscal 2017 Plan to be substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2018.

The Company announced a restructuring action in August 2014 (the “Fiscal 2015 Plan”), in order to realign its workforce towards key growth areas of its business such as data center, software, security, and cloud. In connection with this plan, the Company incurred cumulative charges of approximately $756 million. The Company completed the Fiscal 2015 Plan at the end of fiscal 2016.

The following table summarizes the activities related to the restructuring and other charges, as discussed above (in millions):



	FISCAL 2015 AND PRIOR YEAR PLANS						FISCAL 2017 PLAN
	Employee Severance			Other			Employee Severance			Other			Total
Liability as of July 26, 2014	$	40		$	29		$	—		$	—		$	69
Charges	464			20			—			—			484
Cash payments	(442		)	(17		)	—			—			(459		)
Non-cash items	(2		)	(3		)	—			—			(5		)
Liability as of July 25, 2015	60			29			—			—			89
Charges	225			43			—			—			268
Cash payments	(264		)	(15		)	—			—			(279		)
Non-cash items	—			(33		)	—			—			(33		)
Liability as of July 30, 2016	21			24			—			—			45
Charges	—			—			625			131			756
Cash payments	(16		)	(8		)	(553		)	(29		)	(606		)
Non-cash items	(4		)	(9		)	1			(66		)	(78		)
Liability as of July 29, 2017	$	1		$	7		$	73		$	36		$	117

In addition to the above amounts, the Company incurred $2 million credit and $5 million of restructuring and other charges within cost of sales during fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, respectively.