Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2022	Jul. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months	$ 7
Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Margin Deposit Assets	$ 11	$ 8
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Contracts Mature Within, Months	18 months
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 0	0
Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Maximum Length of Contract Maturity	18 months
Equity Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Maximum Length of Contract Maturity	12 months
Derivatives Designated As Hedges [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 121	140
Derivatives Designated As Hedges [Member] \| Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0	3
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedges [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	18	13
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedges [Member] \| Commodity Derivative Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	281	254
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedges [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	15	39
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedges [Member] \| Equity Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 50	$ 50
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Revenue Benchmark [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		22.00%
Top Five Customers [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Revenue Benchmark [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		47.00%

The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The amount of cash or securities placed with a broker or counterparty as security for a trading or derivatives securities position which was partially obtained with funds provided by the broker dealer.

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