Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 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 October 28, 2017 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2018 (remaining nine months)	$	316
2019	292
2020	203
2021	120
2022	99
Thereafter	147
Total	$	1,177

Compensation expenses related to business combinations

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

	Three Months Ended
	October 28, 2017		October 29, 2016
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	42	$	64

Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Three Months Ended
	October 28, 2017			October 29, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	407		$	414
Provisions for warranty issued	148			176
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties	(12		)	—
Settlements	(149		)	(177		)
Balance at end of period	$	394		$	413

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

  The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at October 28, 2017 and July 29, 2017, 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 28, 2017			July 29, 2017
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	266		$	240
End user	65			74
Total	$	331		$	314
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(79	)	$	(82	)
End user	(46		)	(52		)
Total	$	(125	)	$	(134	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	206		$	180