Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Annual Minimum Lease Payments Under All Noncancelable Operating Leases

Future minimum lease payments under all noncancelable operating leases with an initial term in excess of one year as of July 29, 2017 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2018	$	417
2019	277
2020	190
2021	115
2022	95
Thereafter	143
Total	$	1,237

Compensation Expenses Related to Business Combinations

The following table summarizes the compensation expense related to acquisitions (in millions):

	July 29, 2017		July 30, 2016		July 25, 2015
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	212	$	282	$	334

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability

The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability (in millions):

	July 29, 2017			July 30, 2016			July 25, 2015
Balance at beginning of fiscal year	$	414		$	449		$	446
Provisions for warranty issued	691			715			686
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties	(21		)	(8		)	10
Settlements	(677		)	(714		)	(693		)
Divestiture	—			(28		)	—
Balance at end of fiscal year	$	407		$	414		$	449

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at July 29, 2017 and July 30, 2016, representing the total maximum potential future payments under financing arrangements with third parties along with the related deferred revenue, are summarized in the following table (in millions):

	July 29, 2017			July 30, 2016
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	240		$	281
End user	74			96
Total	$	314		$	377
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(82	)	$	(85	)
End user	(52		)	(76		)
Total	$	(134	)	$	(161	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	180		$	216