Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Net revenue:
Product	$ 229	$ 227
Service and other	393	335
Total net revenue	622	562
Cost of revenue:
Cost of product revenue	29	32
Cost of service and other revenue	108	103
Amortization of acquired technology	6	4
Selling and marketing	258	227
Research and development	176	168
General and administrative	118	94
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets	4	7
Total costs and expenses	699	635
Operating income from continuing operations	(77)	(73)
Interest expense	(8)	(8)
Interest and other income, net	5	2
Income before income taxes	(80)	(79)
Income tax benefit	(23)	(25)
Net income from continuing operations	(57)	(54)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	46	35
Net income (loss)	$ (11)	$ (19)
Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic net loss per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ (0.18)
Basic net income per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.12
Basic net loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.06)
Shares used in basic per share calculations (shares)	288	296
Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Diluted net loss per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ (0.18)
Diluted net income per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.12
Diluted net loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.06)
Shares used in diluted per share calculations (shares)	288	296
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.17