Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2022	Jan. 23, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 5,953	$ 4,719
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and other	1,049	887
Share-based compensation expense	930	874
Provision (benefit) for receivables	8	(10)
Deferred income taxes	(138)	(91)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net	(323)	(86)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	(308)	1,245
Inventories	(506)	(145)
Financing receivables	1,241	748
Other assets	(780)	(212)
Accounts payable	(250)	(358)
Income taxes, net	(876)	(836)
Accrued compensation	(437)	125
Deferred revenue	202	226
Other liabilities	123	(16)
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,888	7,070
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments	(3,937)	(6,025)
Proceeds from sales of investments	1,402	1,374
Proceeds from maturities of investments	3,185	3,373
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired and divestitures	(361)	(860)
Purchases of investments in privately held companies	(124)	(95)
Return of investments in privately held companies	104	58
Acquisition of property and equipment	(232)	(358)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	5	9
Other	(11)	(4)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	31	(2,528)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuances of common stock	306	306
Repurchases of common stock—repurchase program	(5,105)	(1,569)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units	(411)	(317)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net	959	0
Issuances of debt	1,049	0
Repayments of debt	(2,000)	0
Dividends paid	(3,102)	(3,041)
Other	(65)	70
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,369)	(4,551)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(2,450)	(9)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	9,942	11,812
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	7,492	11,803
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	184	220
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$ 2,320	$ 2,142