Discontinued Operations Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Liabilities [Abstract]
Total assets	$ 4,250	$ 4,968
Demandforce, QuickBase, and Quicken
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets [Abstract]
Accounts receivable		19
Deferred income taxes		5
Prepaid and other current assets		2
Property and equipment, net		25
Goodwill		165
Purchased intangible assets, net		43
Other assets		2
Total assets		261
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable		7
Accrued compensation		21
Deferred revenue		48
Other current liabilities		17
Long-term deferred revenue		39
Long-term obligations		29
Total liabilities		161
Total assets		$ 100