Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 8,655	$ 8,997
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and other	1,304	1,527
Share-based compensation expense	1,720	1,407
Provision (benefit) for receivables	11	49
Deferred income taxes	(1,343)	(167)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net	243	(470)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	1,494	(134)
Inventories	(894)	(683)
Financing receivables	1,126	1,431
Other assets	(428)	(1,295)
Accounts payable	156	(54)
Income taxes, net	1,120	(730)
Accrued compensation	25	(730)
Deferred revenue	1,055	292
Other liabilities	(324)	109
Net cash provided by operating activities	13,920	9,549
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments	(7,652)	(5,383)
Proceeds from sales of investments	802	2,488
Proceeds from maturities of investments	3,789	4,308
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired and divestitures	(96)	(373)
Purchases of investments in privately held companies	(162)	(158)
Return of investments in privately held companies	72	149
Acquisition of property and equipment	(616)	(338)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	2	6
Other	(26)	(15)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(3,887)	684
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuances of common stock	316	306
Repurchases of common stock—repurchase program	(3,029)	(5,347)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units	(444)	(546)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net	(602)	9
Issuances of debt	0	1,049
Repayments of debt	(500)	(3,050)
Dividends paid	(4,713)	(4,657)
Other	(4)	(108)
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,976)	(12,344)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	(90)	(122)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	967	(2,233)
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	9,546	7,709
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	306	292
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$ 2,414	$ 2,960