Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following at the dates indicated:

	Life in	July 31,
(Dollars in millions)	Years	2016			2015
Equipment	3-5	$	533		$	447
Computer software	3-6	619			552
Furniture and fixtures	5	73			71
Leasehold improvements	2-16	296			286
Land	NA	60			7
Buildings	5-30	403			192
Capital in progress	NA	256			188
		2,240			1,743
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,209		)	(1,061		)
Total property and equipment, net		$	1,031		$	682

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NA = Not Applicable