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Long-Term Obligations and Commitments
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Long-Term Obligations and Commitments [Abstract]  
Long-Term Obligations and Commitments
Long-Term Obligations and Commitments
Long-Term Debt
On February 1, 2016 we entered into a master credit agreement with certain institutional lenders for a new five-year credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion. The master credit agreement includes a $500 million unsecured term loan and a $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that will expire on February 1, 2021. See Note 8, “Current Liabilities – Unsecured Revolving Credit Facilities,” for more information regarding the revolving credit facility. Under the master credit agreement we may, subject to certain customary conditions, on one or more occasions increase commitments under the term loan in an amount not to exceed $500 million in the aggregate. The term loan accrues interest at rates that are equal to, at our election, either Bank of America's alternate base rate plus a margin that ranges from 0.125% to 0.875% or LIBOR plus a margin that ranges from 1.125% to 1.875%. Actual margins under either election will be based on our senior debt credit ratings. The master credit agreement includes customary affirmative and negative covenants. See Note 8, “Current Liabilities – Unsecured Revolving Credit Facilities,” for more information. The term loan is subject to quarterly principal payments of 2.5% of the loan amount beginning in July 2017, with the balance payable on February 1, 2021. At July 31, 2016, $500 million was outstanding under the term loan, of which $12 million was classified as short-term debt. Interest on the term loan is payable monthly. We paid $4 million in cash for interest on the term loan during the twelve months ended July 31, 2016.

Other Long-Term Obligations
Other long-term obligations were as follows at the dates indicated:
 
July 31,
(In millions)
2016
 
2015
Total deferred rent
$
56

 
$
49

Total license fee payable
26

 
34

Long-term income tax liabilities
54

 
45

Long-term deferred income tax liabilities
7

 
50

Other
20

 
13

Total long-term obligations
163

 
191

Less current portion (included in other current liabilities)
(17
)
 
(19
)
Long-term obligations due after one year
$
146

 
$
172


In May 2009 we entered into an agreement to license certain technology for $20 million in cash and $100 million payable over ten fiscal years. The total present value of the arrangement at inception was approximately $89 million. The total license fee payable in the table above includes imputed interest through the dates indicated.
Operating Lease Commitments and Unconditional Purchase Obligations
We lease office facilities and equipment under non-cancellable operating lease arrangements. Our facilities leases generally provide for periodic rent increases and many contain escalation clauses and renewal options. The leases for our corporate headquarters campus in Mountain View, California expire in 2024 and 2026, with options to extend the lease terms for an additional ten years at rates to be determined in accordance with the agreements.
In the ordinary course of business we enter into certain unconditional purchase obligations with our suppliers. These are agreements to purchase products and services that are enforceable, legally binding, and specify terms that include fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the payments.
Annual minimum commitments under purchase obligations and operating leases at July 31, 2016 were as shown in the table below.
(In millions)
Purchase
Obligations
 
Operating
Lease
Commitments
 
Sublease Income
 
Net Operating Lease Commitments
Fiscal year ending July 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
$
29

 
$
60

 
$
21

 
$
39

2018
25

 
58

 
21

 
37

2019
7

 
50

 
17

 
33

2020

 
48

 
16

 
32

2021

 
46

 
12

 
34

Thereafter

 
176

 
4

 
172

Total commitments
$
61

 
$
438

 
$
91

 
$
347

Rent expense net of sublease income for continuing operations totaled $36 million for the twelve months ended July 31, 2016, $59 million for the twelve months ended July 31, 2015, and $54 million for the twelve months ended July 31, 2014. Rent expense includes base contractual rent and contractual variable expenses such as building maintenance, utilities, property taxes and insurance. Sublease income for continuing operations totaled $10 million for the twelve months ended July 31, 2016 and was not significant for the twelve months ended July 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014.