Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2022	Oct. 30, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 2,670	$ 2,980
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and other	415	533
Share-based compensation expense	496	453
Provision (benefit) for receivables	7	1
Deferred income taxes	(366)	(98)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net	131	(211)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	1,119	427
Inventories	(108)	(275)
Financing receivables	556	672
Other assets	(316)	(170)
Accounts payable	42	(93)
Income taxes, net	20	17
Accrued compensation	(384)	(585)
Deferred revenue	(78)	(95)
Other liabilities	(242)	(129)
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,962	3,427
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments	(1,943)	(2,951)
Proceeds from sales of investments	407	580
Proceeds from maturities of investments	971	1,856
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired and divestitures	0	(336)
Purchases of investments in privately held companies	(48)	(101)
Return of investments in privately held companies	10	53
Acquisition of property and equipment	(176)	(122)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	0	1
Other	(20)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(799)	(1,020)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock—repurchase program	(556)	(273)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units	(108)	(133)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net	(602)	0
Repayments of debt	0	(2,000)
Dividends paid	(1,560)	(1,561)
Other	(29)	(3)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,855)	(3,970)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	(95)	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	213	(1,563)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period	8,579	9,942
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period	8,792	8,379
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	114	124
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$ 1,150	$ 758