Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 23, 2021	Jan. 25, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 4,719	$ 5,804
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and other	887	918
Share-based compensation expense	874	779
Provision (benefit) for receivables	(10)	46
Deferred income taxes	(91)	128
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net	(86)	(162)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	1,245	1,084
Inventories	(145)	25
Financing receivables	748	408
Other assets	(212)	130
Accounts payable	(358)	(126)
Income taxes, net	(836)	(1,007)
Accrued compensation	125	(521)
Deferred revenue	226	236
Other liabilities	(16)	(355)
Net cash provided by operating activities	7,070	7,387
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments	(6,025)	(4,250)
Proceeds from sales of investments	1,374	3,410
Proceeds from maturities of investments	3,373	4,044
Acquisitions and divestitures	(860)	(163)
Purchases of investments in privately held companies	(95)	(97)
Return of investments in privately held companies	58	91
Acquisition of property and equipment	(358)	(391)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	9	131
Other	(4)	(10)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(2,528)	2,765
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuances of common stock	306	334
Repurchases of common stock—repurchase program	(1,569)	(1,648)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units	(317)	(437)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net	0	(3,470)
Repayments of debt	0	(5,220)
Dividends paid	(3,041)	(2,972)
Other	70	(12)
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,551)	(13,425)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(9)	(3,273)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	11,812	11,772
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	11,803	8,499
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	220	349
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$ 2,142	$ 2,295