Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Financing Guarantees Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 29, 2023	Jul. 30, 2022
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total	$ 137	$ 179
Channel partner
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential future payments	177	188
Deferred revenue	$ (40)	$ (9)

The amounts represent those associated with Financing Guarantee Receivables.

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Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees net of deferred revenue.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124440162&loc=d3e12069-110248

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