Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Other Commitments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Jul. 28, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016
Others
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$ 203	$ 212	$ 282

Amount of labor-related expenses classified as other.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115205541&loc=SL114868664-224227

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