Balance Sheet and Other Details - Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 30, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	$ 23,264	$ 22,164
Current	12,784	12,148
Noncurrent	10,480	10,016
Product
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	10,427	9,416
Service
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	$ 12,837	$ 12,748

Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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-Publisher FASB
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