Cisco Systems (CSCO) 10-Q 24 May 16 2016 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	May. 19, 2016
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,016
Trading Symbol	CSCO
Entity Registrant Name	CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	858,877
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,029,711,978

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,895	$ 6,877
Investments	54,617	53,539
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $244 at April 30, 2016 and $302 at July 25, 2015	4,047	5,344
Inventories	1,343	1,627
Financing receivables, net	4,716	4,491
Deferred tax assets	2,723	2,915
Other current assets	2,230	1,490
Total current assets	78,571	76,283
Property and equipment, net	3,529	3,332
Financing receivables, net	3,900	3,858
Goodwill	26,762	24,469
Purchased intangible assets, net	2,744	2,376
Other assets	3,148	3,163
TOTAL ASSETS	118,654	113,481
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	4,164	3,897
Accounts payable	1,007	1,104
Income taxes payable	152	62
Accrued compensation	2,745	3,049
Deferred revenue	9,662	9,824
Other current liabilities	6,273	5,687
Total current liabilities	24,003	23,623
Long-term debt	24,431	21,457
Income taxes payable	891	1,876
Deferred revenue	5,610	5,359
Other long-term liabilities	1,361	1,459
Total liabilities	$ 56,296	$ 53,774
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Cisco shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value: 5 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.001 par value: 20,000 shares authorized; 5,034 and 5,085 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015, respectively	44,137	43,592
Retained earnings	18,448	16,045
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(227)	61
Total Cisco shareholders’ equity	62,358	59,698
Noncontrolling interests	0	9
Total equity	62,358	59,707
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 118,654	$ 113,481

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 244	$ 302
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5	5
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000	20,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	5,034	5,085
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	5,034	5,085

Consolidated Statements Of Oper

Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
REVENUE:
Product	$ 8,875	$ 9,326	$ 27,702	$ 27,839
Service	3,125	2,811	8,907	8,479
Total revenue	12,000	12,137	36,609	36,318
COST OF SALES:
Product	3,214	3,584	10,547	11,309
Service	1,065	1,028	3,077	3,061
Total cost of sales	4,279	4,612	13,624	14,370
GROSS MARGIN	7,721	7,525	22,985	21,948
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development	1,626	1,547	4,695	4,659
Sales and marketing	2,447	2,449	7,176	7,272
General and administrative	566	510	1,281	1,504
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	81	70	221	213
Restructuring and other charges	17	24	255	411
Total operating expenses	4,737	4,600	13,628	14,059
OPERATING INCOME	2,984	2,925	9,357	7,889
Interest income	270	190	732	558
Interest expense	(175)	(139)	(496)	(417)
Other income (loss), net	4	59	(67)	238
Interest and other income (loss), net	99	110	169	379
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	3,083	3,035	9,526	8,268
Provision for income taxes	734	598	1,600	1,606
NET INCOME	$ 2,349	$ 2,437	$ 7,926	$ 6,662
Net income per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.48	$ 1.57	$ 1.30
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.47	$ 1.56	$ 1.29
Shares used in per-share calculation:
Basic (in shares)	5,032	5,102	5,060	5,110
Diluted (in shares)	5,065	5,148	5,095	5,154
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.21	$ 0.68	$ 0.59

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 2,349	$ 2,437	$ 7,926	$ 6,662
Change in net unrealized gains, net of tax benefit (expense) of $(146) and $59 for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016, respectively, and $(57) and $(34) for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2015, respectively	217	72	(95)	80
Net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings, net of tax (benefit) expense of $(2) and $(9) for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016, and $16 and $42 for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2015, respectively	4	(28)	17	(78)
Total- Available-for-sale investments	221	44	(78)	2
Change in unrealized gains and losses, net of tax benefit (expense) of $(2) and $2 for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016, respectively, and $2 and $8 for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2015, respectively	19	(30)	(1)	(155)
Net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings, net of tax (benefit) expense of $(2) and $(4) for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016, and $(2) and $(5) for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2015, respectively	7	62	13	89
Total- Cash flow hedging instruments	26	32	12	(66)
Net change in cumulative translation adjustment and actuarial gains and losses net of tax benefit (expense) of $(9) and $(43) for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016, respectively, and $14 and $50 for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2015, respectively	326	(80)	(231)	(423)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	573	(4)	(297)	(487)
Comprehensive income	2,922	2,433	7,629	6,175
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	7	5	9	(3)
Comprehensive income attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc.	$ 2,929	$ 2,438	$ 7,638	$ 6,172

Consolidated Statements of Com6

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities, before Reclassification Adjustments, Tax	$ (146)	$ (57)	$ 59	$ (34)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Tax	(2)	16	(9)	42
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Tax	(2)	2	2	8
Tax expense (benefit) for net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings, cash flow hedges	(2)	(2)	(4)	(5)
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and actuarial gains and losses,Tax	$ (9)	$ 14	$ (43)	$ 50

Consolidated Statements Of Cash

Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 7,926	$ 6,662
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and other	1,546	1,799
Share-based compensation expense	1,101	1,044
Provision for receivables	(27)	82
Deferred income taxes	229	438
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	(103)	(102)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net	(279)	(231)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	1,412	97
Inventories	189	(235)
Financing receivables	(296)	36
Other assets	(94)	(349)
Accounts payable	(114)	101
Income taxes, net	(723)	(511)
Accrued compensation	(318)	(324)
Deferred revenue	7	217
Other liabilities	(704)	(310)
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,752	8,414
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments	(36,366)	(30,617)
Proceeds from sales of investments	23,806	13,890
Proceeds from maturities of investments	11,790	11,632
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired	(3,161)	(238)
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	372	0
Purchases of investments in privately held companies	(202)	(155)
Return of investments in privately held companies	74	274
Acquisition of property and equipment	(880)	(907)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	11	8
Other	(195)	(115)
Net cash used in investing activities	(4,751)	(6,228)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuances of common stock	771	1,584
Repurchases of common stock—repurchase program	(3,154)	(3,325)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units	(469)	(415)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities less than 90 days, net	(4)	496
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	6,978	0
Repayments of debt	(3,863)	(507)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	103	102
Dividends paid	(3,441)	(3,017)
Other	96	40
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,983)	(5,042)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	2,018	(2,856)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	6,877	6,726
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	8,895	3,870
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	691	646
Cash paid for income taxes, net	$ 2,093	$ 1,680

Consolidated Statements Of Equi

Consolidated Statements Of Equity - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total		Shares of Common Stock	Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Total Cisco Shareholders’ Equity	Non-controlling Interests
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jul. 26, 2014			5,107
Beginning balance at Jul. 26, 2014	$ 56,661			$ 41,884	$ 14,093	$ 677	$ 56,654	$ 7
Net income	6,662				6,662		6,662
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(487)					(490)	(490)	3
Issuance of common stock (in shares)			123
Issuance of common stock	1,584			1,584			1,584
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)			(120)
Repurchase of common stock	$ (3,229)			(994)	(2,235)		(3,229)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)	(17)		(17)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units	$ (415)			(415)			(415)
Cash dividends declared (per common share)	(3,017)				(3,017)		(3,017)
Tax effects from employee stock incentive plans	27			27			27
Share-based compensation expense	1,044			1,044			1,044
Purchase acquisitions	3			3			3
Ending Balance (in shares) at Apr. 25, 2015			5,093
Ending Balance at Apr. 25, 2015	58,833			43,133	15,503	187	58,823	10
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jul. 25, 2015			5,085
Beginning balance at Jul. 25, 2015	59,707			43,592	16,045	61	59,698	9
Net income	7,926				7,926		7,926
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(297)					(288)	(288)	(9)
Issuance of common stock (in shares)			87
Issuance of common stock	$ 771			771			771
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)	(120)	[1]	(120)
Repurchase of common stock	$ (3,118)			(1,036)	(2,082)		(3,118)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)	(18)		(18)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units	$ (469)			(469)			(469)
Cash dividends declared (per common share)	(3,441)				(3,441)		(3,441)
Tax effects from employee stock incentive plans	32			32			32
Share-based compensation expense	1,101			1,101			1,101
Purchase acquisitions	146			146			146
Ending Balance (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2016			5,034
Ending Balance at Apr. 30, 2016	$ 62,358			$ 44,137	$ 18,448	$ (227)	$ 62,358	$ 0
[1]	There were no stock repurchases pending settlement as of April 30, 2016. There were $36 million of stock repurchases that were pending settlement as of July 25, 2015.

Consolidated Statements Of Equ9

Consolidated Statements Of Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends declared (In dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.59

Supplemental Information

Supplemental Information	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Supplemental Information	Supplemental Information In September 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program. As of April 30, 2016 , the Company’s Board of Directors had authorized an aggregate repurchase of up to $112 billion of common stock under this program with no termination date. For additional information regarding stock repurchase, see Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The stock repurchases since the inception of this program and the related impacts on Cisco shareholders’ equity are summarized in the following table (in millions): Shares of Common Stock Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings Total Cisco Shareholders’ Equity Repurchases of common stock under the repurchase program 4,563 $ 23,651 $ 72,146 $ 95,797

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation The fiscal year for Cisco Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “Cisco”) is the 52 or 53 weeks ending on the last Saturday in July. Fiscal 2016 is a 53-week fiscal year, and fiscal 2015 was a 52-week fiscal year. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Cisco and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Company conducts business globally and is primarily managed on a geographic basis in the following three geographic segments: the Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific, Japan, and China (APJC). The accompanying financial data as of April 30, 2016 and for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 has been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The July 25, 2015 Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 25, 2015 . The Company consolidates its investments in a venture fund managed by SOFTBANK Corp. and its affiliates (“SOFTBANK”) as this is a variable interest entity and the Company is the primary beneficiary. The noncontrolling interests attributed to SOFTBANK are presented as a separate component from the Company’s equity in the equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. SOFTBANK’s share of the earnings in the venture fund are not presented separately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as these amounts are not material for any of the fiscal periods presented. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2016 ; the results of operations and the statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 ; and the statements of cash flows and equity for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , as applicable, have been made. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods. Certain reclassifications have been made to the amounts in prior periods in order to conform to the current period’s presentation. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were issued.

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recent Accounting Standards or Updates Not Yet Effective Revenue Recognition In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an accounting standard update related to revenue from contracts with customers, which will supersede nearly all current U.S. GAAP guidance on this topic and eliminate industry-specific guidance. The underlying principle is to recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. This accounting standard update, as amended, will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The new revenue standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal 2018. The Company expects to adopt this accounting standard update in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, and it is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Consolidation of Certain Types of Legal Entities In February 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The application of this accounting standard update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Classification of Deferred Taxes In November 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. The accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, and early adoption is permitted. The accounting standard update is a change in balance sheet presentation only. Financial Instruments In January 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that changes the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard update related to leases requiring lessees to recognize operating and financing lease liabilities on the balance sheet, as well as corresponding right-of-use assets. The new lease standard also makes some changes to lessor accounting and aligns key aspects of the lessor accounting model with the revenue recognition standard. In addition, disclosures will be required to enable users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 on a modified retrospective basis, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Share-Based Compensation In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that impacts the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The accounting standard will be effective for the Company beginning the first quarter of fiscal 2018, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions and Divestitures	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Combinations	3. Acquisitions and Divestitures The Company completed 12 acquisitions during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 . A summary of the allocation of the total purchase consideration is presented as follows (in millions): Purchase Consideration Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed) Purchased Intangible Assets Goodwill MaintenanceNet $ 105 $ (21 ) $ 65 $ 61 OpenDNS 545 (9 ) 61 493 Lancope 410 (34 ) 121 323 Acano 528 (27 ) 103 452 Leaba 219 (18 ) 96 141 Jasper 1,234 5 361 868 CliQr 225 (3 ) 69 159 Others (five in total) 112 (17 ) 64 65 Total $ 3,378 $ (124 ) $ 940 $ 2,562 On August 6, 2015 , the Company completed its acquisition of privately held MaintenanceNet, Inc. ("MaintenanceNet"), a provider of a cloud-based software platform that uses data analytics and automation to manage renewals of recurring customer contracts. This acquisition is a component of the Company's strategy for its Services organization to simplify and digitize its business processes. On August 26, 2015 , the Company completed its acquisition of privately held OpenDNS, Inc. ("OpenDNS"), a provider of advanced threat protection for endpoint devices. With the OpenDNS acquisition, the Company aims to strengthen its security offerings by adding broad visibility and threat intelligence delivered through a software-as-a-service platform. Revenue from the OpenDNS acquisition has been included in the Company's Security product category. On December 21, 2015 , the Company completed its acquisition of privately held Lancope, Inc. ("Lancope"), a provider of network behavior analytics, threat visibility, and security intelligence. With the Lancope acquisition, the Company aims to advance its "security everywhere" strategy with an additional capability of network behavior analytics that extend protection further into the network. Revenue from the Lancope acquisition has been included in the Company's Security product category. On January 29, 2016 , the Company completed its acquisition of privately held, London-based Acano (UK) Limited ("Acano"), a collaboration infrastructure and conferencing software provider. With the Acano acquisition, the Company aims to enhance its collaboration strategy to deliver video across both cloud and hybrid environments. Revenue from the Acano acquisition has been included in the Company's Collaboration product category. On March 3, 2016 , the Company completed its acquisition of privately held Leaba Semiconductor, Ltd. ("Leaba"), an Israeli-based fabless semiconductor provider whose semiconductor expertise is expected to be leveraged to accelerate the Company's next-generation product portfolio. This acquisition is a component of the Company's strategy to enhance its product offerings in the networking chipset market. On March 18, 2016 , the Company completed its acquisition of privately held Jasper Technologies, Inc. ("Jasper"), a provider of a cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) software-as-a-service platform to help enterprises and service providers launch, manage, and monetize IoT services on a global scale. With the Jasper acquisition, the Company aims to offer an IoT solution that is interoperable across devices and works with IoT service providers, application developers, and an ecosystem of partners. Revenue from the Jasper acquisition has been included in the Company's Other product category. On April 15, 2016 , the Company completed its acquisition of privately held CliQr Technologies, Inc. ("CliQr"), an application-defined cloud orchestration platform provider. With the CliQr acquisition, the Company aims to help its customers simplify and accelerate their private, public, and hybrid cloud deployments. The total purchase consideration related to the Company’s acquisitions completed during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 consisted of cash consideration and the assumption of vested share-based awards. The total cash and cash equivalents acquired from these business combinations was approximately $44 million . Total transaction costs related to the Company’s acquisition activities were $29 million and $5 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively. These transaction costs were expensed as incurred in general and administrative expenses ("G&A") in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company’s purchase price allocation for acquisitions completed during recent periods is preliminary and subject to revision as additional information about fair value of assets and liabilities becomes available. Additional information that existed as of the acquisition date but at that time was unknown to the Company may become known to the Company during the remainder of the measurement period, a period not to exceed 12 months from the acquisition date. Adjustments in the purchase price allocation may require a recasting of the amounts allocated to goodwill retroactive to the period in which the acquisition occurred. The goodwill generated from the Company’s acquisitions completed during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 is primarily related to expected synergies. The goodwill is generally not deductible for income tax purposes. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the operating results of each acquisition from the date of acquisition. Pro forma results of operations for the acquisitions completed during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 have not been presented because the effects of the acquisitions, individually and in the aggregate, were not material to the Company’s financial results. Divestiture of SP Video CPE Business On November 20, 2015 , the Company completed the sale of the assets comprising the customer premises equipment portion of its Service Provider Video connected devices business ("SP Video CPE Business") to Technicolor SA. As a result of the transaction, the Company received aggregate consideration of $542 million consisting of $372 million in cash and $170 million in Technicolor stock (as of the divestiture date) and the transaction resulted in a gain of $285 million , net of certain transaction costs incurred to date.

Goodwill and Purchased Intangib

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets	4. Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (a) Goodwill The following table presents the goodwill allocated to the Company’s reportable segments as of and during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 (in millions): Balance at Balance at July 25, 2015 Acquisitions Divestiture Other April 30, 2016 Americas $ 15,212 $ 1,607 $ (126 ) $ (80 ) $ 16,613 EMEA 5,791 554 (12 ) (31 ) 6,302 APJC 3,466 401 (3 ) (17 ) 3,847 Total $ 24,469 $ 2,562 $ (141 ) $ (128 ) $ 26,762 “Other” in the table above primarily consists of foreign currency translation, as well as immaterial purchase accounting adjustments. (b) Purchased Intangible Assets The following table presents details of the Company’s intangible assets acquired through acquisitions completed during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 (in millions, except years): FINITE LIVES INDEFINITE LIVES TOTAL TECHNOLOGY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS OTHER IPR&D Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) Amount Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) Amount Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) Amount Amount Amount MaintenanceNet 5.0 $ 50 5.0 $ 2 2.0 $ 2 $ 11 $ 65 OpenDNS 5.0 43 7.0 15 1.0 2 1 61 Lancope 5.0 79 6.0 29 3.0 3 10 121 Acano 5.0 9 5.0 12 0.0 — 82 103 Leaba 0.0 — 0.0 — 0.0 — 96 96 Jasper 6.0 240 7.0 75 2.0 23 23 361 CliQr 6.0 65 6.0 3 2.0 1 — 69 Others (five in total) 4.1 58 6.3 6 0.0 — — 64 Total $ 544 $ 142 $ 31 $ 223 $ 940 The following tables present details of the Company’s purchased intangible assets (in millions): April 30, 2016 Gross Accumulated Amortization Net Purchased intangible assets with finite lives: Technology $ 3,103 $ (1,297 ) $ 1,806 Customer relationships 1,821 (1,156 ) 665 Other 85 (36 ) 49 Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives 5,009 (2,489 ) 2,520 In-process research and development, with indefinite lives 224 — 224 Total $ 5,233 $ (2,489 ) $ 2,744 July 25, 2015 Gross Accumulated Amortization Net Purchased intangible assets with finite lives: Technology $ 3,418 $ (1,818 ) $ 1,600 Customer relationships 1,699 (971 ) 728 Other 55 (24 ) 31 Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives 5,172 (2,813 ) 2,359 In-process research and development, with indefinite lives 17 — 17 Total $ 5,189 $ (2,813 ) $ 2,376 Purchased intangible assets include intangible assets acquired through acquisitions as well as through direct purchases or licenses. In fiscal 2015, the Company, along with a number of other companies, entered into an agreement to obtain a license to the patents owned by the Rockstar Consortium, and the Company paid approximately $300 million , of which $188 million was expensed to product cost of sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 related to the settlement of patent infringement claims, and the remainder was capitalized as an intangible asset to be amortized over its estimated useful life. Impairment charges related to purchased intangible assets for the three months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 were $7 million and $1 million , respectively. Impairment charges related to purchased intangible assets for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 were $44 million and $57 million , respectively. The following table presents the amortization of purchased intangible assets (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Amortization of purchased intangible assets: Cost of sales $ 134 $ 187 $ 419 $ 618 Operating expenses 81 70 221 213 Total $ 215 $ 257 $ 640 $ 831 The estimated future amortization expense of purchased intangible assets with finite lives as of April 30, 2016 is as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ 211 2017 742 2018 595 2019 502 2020 276 Thereafter 194 Total $ 2,520

Restructuring and Other Charges

Restructuring and Other Charges	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Restructuring Charges [Abstract]
Restructuring and Other Charges	5. Restructuring and Other Charges Fiscal 2015 Plan The Company announced a restructuring action in August 2014 (the "Fiscal 2015 Plan"), in order to realign its workforce towards key growth areas of its business such as data center, software, security, and cloud. The Company's aggregate pre-tax estimated charges pursuant to the restructuring plan are expected to be approximately $750 million , consisting of severance and other one-time termination benefits and other associated costs, and the Company has incurred cumulative charges of approximately $743 million in connection with this plan, which is substantially complete. The Company incurred charges of $18 million and $24 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively, and $254 million , net of a $2 million credit to cost of sales, and $411 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively. Fiscal 2014 Plan In connection with a restructuring action announced in August 2013 (the "Fiscal 2014 Plan"), the Company incurred cumulative charges of approximately $417 million , of which a $1 million credit was recognized during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016 . No charges were incurred in the corresponding periods of fiscal 2015. The Company completed the Fiscal 2014 Plan at the end of fiscal 2014. The following table summarizes the activities related to the restructuring and other charges as discussed above (in millions): FISCAL 2014 PLAN FISCAL 2015 PLAN Employee Severance Other Employee Severance Other Total Liability as of July 25, 2015 $ 11 $ 14 $ 49 $ 15 $ 89 Charges — (1 ) 224 32 255 Cash payments (11 ) (3 ) (227 ) (10 ) (251 ) Non-cash items — — — (21 ) (21 ) Liability as of April 30, 2016 $ — $ 10 $ 46 $ 16 $ 72

Balance Sheet Details

Balance Sheet Details	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Balance Sheet Details	6. Balance Sheet Details The following tables provide details of selected balance sheet items (in millions): April 30, July 25, Inventories: Raw materials $ 108 $ 114 Work in process — 2 Finished goods: Distributor inventory and deferred cost of sales 513 610 Manufactured finished goods 469 593 Total finished goods 982 1,203 Service-related spares 234 258 Demonstration systems 19 50 Total $ 1,343 $ 1,627 Property and equipment, net: Gross property and equipment: Land, buildings, and building and leasehold improvements $ 4,706 $ 4,495 Computer equipment and related software 1,384 1,310 Production, engineering, and other equipment 5,700 5,753 Operating lease assets 325 372 Furniture and fixtures 527 497 Total gross property and equipment 12,642 12,427 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization (9,113 ) (9,095 ) Total $ 3,529 $ 3,332 Other assets: Deferred tax assets $ 1,345 $ 1,648 Investments in privately held companies 976 897 Other 827 618 Total $ 3,148 $ 3,163 Deferred revenue: Service $ 9,866 $ 9,757 Product: Unrecognized revenue on product shipments and other deferred revenue 4,987 4,766 Cash receipts related to unrecognized revenue from two-tier distributors 419 660 Total product deferred revenue 5,406 5,426 Total $ 15,272 $ 15,183 Reported as: Current $ 9,662 $ 9,824 Noncurrent 5,610 5,359 Total $ 15,272 $ 15,183

Financing Receivables and Opera

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]
Financing Receivables and Operating Leases	7. Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (a) Financing Receivables Financing receivables primarily consist of lease receivables, loan receivables, and financed service contracts and other. Lease receivables represent sales-type and direct-financing leases resulting from the sale of the Company’s and complementary third-party products and are typically collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. Loan receivables represent financing arrangements related to the sale of the Company’s products and services, which may include additional funding for other costs associated with network installation and integration of the Company’s products and services. Lease receivables consist of arrangements with terms of four years on average, while loan receivables generally have terms of up to three years . The financed service contracts and other category includes financing receivables related to technical support and advanced services, as well as receivables related to financing of certain indirect costs associated with leases. Revenue related to the technical support services is typically deferred and included in deferred service revenue and is recognized ratably over the period during which the related services are to be performed, which typically ranges from one to three years. A summary of the Company's financing receivables is presented as follows (in millions): April 30, 2016 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Gross $ 3,245 $ 2,223 $ 3,504 $ 8,972 Residual value 205 — — 205 Unearned income (178 ) — — (178 ) Allowance for credit loss (250 ) (93 ) (40 ) (383 ) Total, net $ 3,022 $ 2,130 $ 3,464 $ 8,616 Reported as: Current $ 1,495 $ 1,052 $ 2,169 $ 4,716 Noncurrent 1,527 1,078 1,295 3,900 Total, net $ 3,022 $ 2,130 $ 3,464 $ 8,616 July 25, 2015 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Gross $ 3,361 $ 1,763 $ 3,573 $ 8,697 Residual value 224 — — 224 Unearned income (190 ) — — (190 ) Allowance for credit loss (259 ) (87 ) (36 ) (382 ) Total, net $ 3,136 $ 1,676 $ 3,537 $ 8,349 Reported as: Current $ 1,468 $ 856 $ 2,167 $ 4,491 Noncurrent 1,668 820 1,370 3,858 Total, net $ 3,136 $ 1,676 $ 3,537 $ 8,349 As of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , the deferred service revenue related to "Financed Service Contracts and Other" was $1,822 million and $1,853 million , respectively. Future minimum lease payments to the Company on lease receivables as of April 30, 2016 are summarized as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ 408 2017 1,430 2018 833 2019 402 2020 152 Thereafter 20 Total $ 3,245 Actual cash collections may differ from the contractual maturities due to early customer buyouts, refinancings, or defaults. (b) Credit Quality of Financing Receivables Gross receivables, excluding residual value, less unearned income categorized by the Company’s internal credit risk rating as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 are summarized as follows (in millions): INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING April 30, 2016 1 to 4 5 to 6 7 and Higher Total Lease receivables $ 1,677 $ 1,276 $ 114 $ 3,067 Loan receivables 991 1,079 153 2,223 Financed service contracts and other 2,216 1,242 46 3,504 Total $ 4,884 $ 3,597 $ 313 $ 8,794 INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING July 25, 2015 1 to 4 5 to 6 7 and Higher Total Lease receivables $ 1,688 $ 1,342 $ 141 $ 3,171 Loan receivables 788 823 152 1,763 Financed service contracts and other 2,133 1,389 51 3,573 Total $ 4,609 $ 3,554 $ 344 $ 8,507 The Company determines the adequacy of its allowance for credit loss by assessing the risks and losses inherent in its financing receivables by portfolio segment. The portfolio segment is based on the types of financing offered by the Company to its customers, which consist of the following: lease receivables, loan receivables, and financed service contracts and other. The Company’s internal credit risk ratings of 1 through 4 correspond to investment-grade ratings, while credit risk ratings of 5 and 6 correspond to non-investment grade ratings. Credit risk ratings of 7 and higher correspond to substandard ratings. In circumstances when collectibility is not deemed reasonably assured, the associated revenue is deferred in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policies, and the related allowance for credit loss, if any, is included in deferred revenue. The Company also records deferred revenue associated with financing receivables when there are remaining performance obligations, as it does for financed service contracts. Total allowances for credit loss and deferred revenue as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 were $2,225 million and $2,253 million , respectively, and they were associated with total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss of $8,999 million and $8,731 million as of their respective period ends. The following tables present the aging analysis of gross receivables, excluding residual value and less unearned income as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 (in millions): DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED) April 30, 2016 31-60 61-90 91+ Total Past Due Current Total Nonaccrual Financing Receivables Impaired Financing Receivables Lease receivables $ 41 $ 44 $ 181 $ 266 $ 2,801 $ 3,067 $ 67 $ 65 Loan receivables 51 11 78 140 2,083 2,223 47 47 Financed service contracts and other 79 115 237 431 3,073 3,504 36 16 Total $ 171 $ 170 $ 496 $ 837 $ 7,957 $ 8,794 $ 150 $ 128 DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED) July 25, 2015 31-60 61-90 91+ Total Past Due Current Total Nonaccrual Financing Receivables Impaired Financing Receivables Lease receivables $ 90 $ 27 $ 185 $ 302 $ 2,869 $ 3,171 $ 73 $ 73 Loan receivables 21 3 25 49 1,714 1,763 32 32 Financed service contracts and other 396 152 414 962 2,611 3,573 29 9 Total $ 507 $ 182 $ 624 $ 1,313 $ 7,194 $ 8,507 $ 134 $ 114 Past due financing receivables are those that are 31 days or more past due according to their contractual payment terms. The data in the preceding tables is presented by contract, and the aging classification of each contract is based on the oldest outstanding receivable, and therefore past due amounts also include unbilled and current receivables within the same contract. The balances of either unbilled or current financing receivables included in the category of 91 days plus past due for financing receivables were $298 million and $496 million as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , respectively. As of April 30, 2016 , the Company had financing receivables of $165 million , net of unbilled or current receivables from the same contract, that were in the category of 91 days plus past due but remained on accrual status as they are well-secured and in the process of collection. Such balance was $70 million as of July 25, 2015 . (c) Allowance for Credit Loss Rollforward The allowances for credit loss and the related financing receivables are summarized as follows (in millions): CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES Three months ended April 30, 2016 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Allowance for credit loss as of January 23, 2016 $ 248 $ 80 $ 37 $ 365 Provisions 7 8 2 17 Recoveries (write-offs), net (6 ) — — (6 ) Foreign exchange and other 1 5 1 7 Allowance for credit loss as of April 30, 2016 $ 250 $ 93 $ 40 $ 383 CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES Nine months ended April 30, 2016 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Allowance for credit loss as of July 25, 2015 $ 259 $ 87 $ 36 $ 382 Provisions 3 2 7 12 Recoveries (write-offs), net (10 ) — (4 ) (14 ) Foreign exchange and other (2 ) 4 1 3 Allowance for credit loss as of April 30, 2016 $ 250 $ 93 $ 40 $ 383 CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES Three months ended April 25, 2015 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Allowance for credit loss as of January 24, 2015 $ 250 $ 85 $ 40 $ 375 Provisions (4 ) (5 ) (2 ) (11 ) Recoveries (write-offs), net (1 ) — — (1 ) Foreign exchange and other (3 ) — (1 ) (4 ) Allowance for credit loss as of April 25, 2015 $ 242 $ 80 $ 37 $ 359 CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES Nine months ended April 25, 2015 Lease Loan Financed Service Total Allowance for credit loss as of July 26, 2014 $ 233 $ 98 $ 18 $ 349 Provisions 25 (15 ) 21 31 Recoveries (write-offs), net (6 ) 1 — (5 ) Foreign exchange and other (10 ) (4 ) (2 ) (16 ) Allowance for credit loss as of April 25, 2015 $ 242 $ 80 $ 37 $ 359 The Company assesses the allowance for credit loss related to financing receivables on either an individual or a collective basis. The Company considers various factors in evaluating lease and loan receivables and the earned portion of financed service contracts for possible impairment on an individual basis. These factors include the Company’s historical experience, credit quality and age of the receivable balances, and economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay. When the evaluation indicates that it is probable that all amounts due pursuant to the contractual terms of the financing agreement, including scheduled interest payments, are unable to be collected, the financing receivable is considered impaired. All such outstanding amounts, including any accrued interest, will be assessed and fully reserved at the customer level. The Company’s internal credit risk ratings are categorized as 1 through 10 , with the lowest credit risk rating representing the highest quality financing receivables. Typically, the Company also considers receivables with a risk rating of 8 or higher to be impaired and will include them in the individual assessment for allowance. These balances, as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , are presented under “(b) Credit Quality of Financing Receivables” above. The Company evaluates the remainder of its financing receivables portfolio for impairment on a collective basis and records an allowance for credit loss at the portfolio segment level. When evaluating the financing receivables on a collective basis, the Company uses expected default frequency rates published by a major third-party credit-rating agency as well as its own historical loss rate in the event of default, while also systematically giving effect to economic conditions, concentration of risk, and correlation. (d) Operating Leases The Company provides financing of certain equipment through operating leases, and the amounts are included in property and equipment in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts relating to equipment on operating lease assets and the associated accumulated depreciation are summarized as follows (in millions): April 30, 2016 July 25, 2015 Operating lease assets $ 325 $ 372 Accumulated depreciation (184 ) (205 ) Operating lease assets, net $ 141 $ 167 Minimum future rentals on noncancelable operating leases as of April 30, 2016 are summarized as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ 54 2017 189 2018 129 2019 39 2020 8 Thereafter 5 Total $ 424

Investments

Investments	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Investments	8. Investments (a) Summary of Available-for-Sale Investments The following tables summarize the Company’s available-for-sale investments (in millions): April 30, 2016 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Fixed income securities: U.S. government securities $ 24,003 $ 44 $ (3 ) $ 24,044 U.S. government agency securities 2,883 5 — 2,888 Non-U.S. government and agency securities 1,063 2 — 1,065 Corporate debt securities 23,193 160 (37 ) 23,316 U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities 1,746 16 — 1,762 Total fixed income securities 52,888 227 (40 ) 53,075 Publicly traded equity securities 1,354 218 (30 ) 1,542 Total $ 54,242 $ 445 $ (70 ) $ 54,617 July 25, 2015 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Fixed income securities: U.S. government securities $ 29,904 $ 41 $ (6 ) $ 29,939 U.S. government agency securities 3,662 2 (1 ) 3,663 Non-U.S. government and agency securities 1,128 1 (1 ) 1,128 Corporate debt securities 15,802 34 (53 ) 15,783 U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities 1,456 8 (3 ) 1,461 Total fixed income securities 51,952 86 (64 ) 51,974 Publicly traded equity securities 1,092 480 (7 ) 1,565 Total $ 53,044 $ 566 $ (71 ) $ 53,539 Non-U.S. government and agency securities include agency and corporate debt securities that are guaranteed by non-U.S. governments. (b) Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Investments The following table presents the gross realized gains and gross realized losses related to the Company’s available-for-sale investments (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Gross realized gains $ 68 $ 55 $ 119 $ 168 Gross realized losses (74 ) (11 ) (145 ) (48 ) Total $ (6 ) $ 44 $ (26 ) $ 120 The following table presents the realized net gains (losses) related to the Company’s available-for-sale investments by security type (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Net gains/(losses) on investments in publicly traded equity securities $ 25 $ 38 $ 18 $ 94 Net gains/(losses) on investments in fixed income securities (31 ) 6 (44 ) 26 Total $ (6 ) $ 44 $ (26 ) $ 120 For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016 , the realized net losses related to the Company's available-for-sale investments included impairment charges of zero and $3 million , respectively, for fixed income securities. The impairment charges were due to a decline in the fair value of those securities below their cost basis that were determined to be other than temporary. There were no impairment charges on available-for-sale investments for the corresponding periods in fiscal 2015. The following tables present the breakdown of the available-for-sale investments with gross unrealized losses and the duration that those losses had been unrealized at April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 (in millions): UNREALIZED LOSSES LESS THAN 12 MONTHS UNREALIZED LOSSES 12 MONTHS OR GREATER TOTAL April 30, 2016 Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fixed income securities: U.S. government securities $ 4,315 $ (3 ) $ — $ — $ 4,315 $ (3 ) U.S. government agency securities 287 — — — 287 — Non-U.S. government and agency securities 192 — — — 192 — Corporate debt securities 5,145 (27 ) 1,089 (10 ) 6,234 (37 ) U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities 137 — 18 — 155 — Total fixed income securities 10,076 (30 ) 1,107 (10 ) 11,183 (40 ) Publicly traded equity securities 320 (30 ) — — 320 (30 ) Total $ 10,396 $ (60 ) $ 1,107 $ (10 ) $ 11,503 $ (70 ) UNREALIZED LOSSES LESS THAN 12 MONTHS UNREALIZED LOSSES 12 MONTHS OR GREATER TOTAL July 25, 2015 Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fixed income securities: U.S. government securities $ 6,412 $ (6 ) $ — $ — $ 6,412 $ (6 ) U.S. government agency securities 1,433 (1 ) — — 1,433 (1 ) Non-U.S. government and agency securities 515 (1 ) 4 — 519 (1 ) Corporate debt securities 9,552 (49 ) 312 (4 ) 9,864 (53 ) U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities 579 (3 ) — — 579 (3 ) Total fixed income securities 18,491 (60 ) 316 (4 ) 18,807 (64 ) Publicly traded equity securities 108 (7 ) 2 — 110 (7 ) Total $ 18,599 $ (67 ) $ 318 $ (4 ) $ 18,917 $ (71 ) As of April 30, 2016 , for fixed income securities that were in unrealized loss positions, the Company has determined that (i) it does not have the intent to sell any of these investments and (ii) it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell any of these investments before recovery of the entire amortized cost basis. In addition, as of April 30, 2016 , the Company anticipates that it will recover the entire amortized cost basis of such fixed income securities and has determined that no other-than-temporary impairments associated with credit losses were required to be recognized during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 . The Company has evaluated its publicly traded equity securities as of April 30, 2016 and has determined that there was no indication of other-than-temporary impairments in the respective categories of unrealized losses. This determination was based on several factors, which include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than the cost basis, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the Company’s intent and ability to hold the publicly traded equity securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. (c) Maturities of Fixed Income Securities The following table summarizes the maturities of the Company’s fixed income securities as of April 30, 2016 (in millions): Amortized Cost Fair Value Less than 1 year $ 13,883 $ 13,890 Due in 1 to 2 years 17,460 17,487 Due in 2 to 5 years 19,610 19,745 Due after 5 years 1,935 1,953 Total $ 52,888 $ 53,075 Actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay certain obligations. The remaining contractual principal maturities for mortgage-backed securities were allocated assuming no prepayments. (d) Securities Lending The Company periodically engages in securities lending activities with certain of its available for sale investments. These transactions are accounted for as a secured lending of the securities, and the securities are typically loaned only on an overnight basis. The average daily balance of securities lending for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 was $0.9 billion and $0.5 billion , respectively. The Company requires collateral equal to at least 102% of the fair market value of the loaned security and that the collateral be in the form of cash or liquid, high-quality assets. The Company engages in these secured lending transactions only with highly creditworthy counterparties, and the associated portfolio custodian has agreed to indemnify the Company against collateral losses. The Company did not experience any losses in connection with the secured lending of securities during the periods presented. As of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , the Company had no outstanding securities lending transactions. (e) Investments in Privately Held Companies The carrying value of the Company’s investments in privately held companies was included in other assets. For such investments that were accounted for under the equity and cost method as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , the amounts are summarized in the following table (in millions): April 30, 2016 July 25, 2015 Equity method investments $ 609 $ 578 Cost method investments 367 319 Total $ 976 $ 897 For additional information on impairment charges related to investments in privately held companies, see Note 9. Variable Interest Entities In the ordinary course of business, the Company has investments in privately held companies and provides financing to certain customers. These privately held companies and customers may be considered to be variable interest entities. The Company evaluates on an ongoing basis its investments in these privately held companies and its customer financings and has determined that as of April 30, 2016 , except as disclosed herein, there were no variable interest entities required to be consolidated in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fair Value

Fair Value	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value	9. Fair Value Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be either recorded or disclosed at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it also considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. (a) Fair Value Hierarchy The accounting guidance for fair value measurement requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows: Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. (b) Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 were as follows (in millions): APRIL 30, 2016 JULY 25, 2015 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Balance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Balance Assets: Cash equivalents: Money market funds $ 7,178 $ — $ — $ 7,178 $ 5,336 $ — $ — $ 5,336 Corporate debt securities — 3 — 3 — 14 — 14 Available-for-sale investments: U.S. government securities — 24,044 — 24,044 — 29,939 — 29,939 U.S. government agency securities — 2,888 — 2,888 — 3,663 — 3,663 Non-U.S. government and agency securities — 1,065 — 1,065 — 1,128 — 1,128 Corporate debt securities — 23,316 — 23,316 — 15,783 — 15,783 U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities — 1,762 — 1,762 — 1,461 — 1,461 Publicly traded equity securities 1,542 — — 1,542 1,565 — — 1,565 Derivative assets — 345 — 345 — 214 4 218 Total $ 8,720 $ 53,423 $ — $ 62,143 $ 6,901 $ 52,202 $ 4 $ 59,107 Liabilities: Derivative liabilities $ — $ 4 $ — $ 4 $ — $ 12 $ — $ 12 Total $ — $ 4 $ — $ 4 $ — $ 12 $ — $ 12 Level 1 publicly traded equity securities are determined by using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 2 fixed income securities are priced using quoted market prices for similar instruments or nonbinding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, and other similar data, which are obtained from quoted market prices, independent pricing vendors, or other sources, to determine the ultimate fair value of these assets and liabilities. The Company uses such pricing data as the primary input to make its assessments and determinations as to the ultimate valuation of its investment portfolio and has not made, during the periods presented, any material adjustments to such inputs. The Company is ultimately responsible for the financial statements and underlying estimates. The Company’s derivative instruments are primarily classified as Level 2, as they are not actively traded and are valued using pricing models that use observable market inputs. The Company did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements during the periods presented. Level 3 assets include certain derivative instruments, the values of which are determined based on discounted cash flow models using inputs that the Company could not corroborate with market data. (c) Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis The following table presents the Company's recognized losses for the indicated periods, for assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (in millions): LOSSES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED LOSSES FOR THE April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Investments in privately held companies (impaired) $ (7 ) $ (17 ) $ (63 ) $ (20 ) Purchased intangible assets (impaired) (7 ) (1 ) (44 ) (57 ) Property held for sale - land and buildings — (5 ) — (5 ) Total $ (14 ) $ (23 ) $ (107 ) $ (82 ) These assets were measured at fair value due to events or circumstances the Company identified as having significant impact on their fair value during the respective periods. To arrive at the valuation of these assets, the Company considers any significant changes in the financial metrics and economic variables and also uses third-party valuation reports to assist in the valuation as necessary. The fair value measurement of the impaired investments was classified as Level 3 because significant unobservable inputs were used in the valuation due to the absence of quoted market prices and inherent lack of liquidity. Significant unobservable inputs, which included financial metrics of comparable private and public companies, financial condition and near-term prospects of the investees, recent financing activities of the investees, and the investees’ capital structure as well as other economic variables, reflected the assumptions market participants would use in pricing these assets. The impairment charges, representing the difference between the net book value and the fair value as a result of the evaluation, were recorded to other income (loss), net. The remaining carrying value of the investments that were impaired was $20 million and $4 million as of April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively. The fair value for purchased intangibles for which the carrying amount was not deemed to be recoverable was determined using the future discounted cash flows that the assets are expected to generate. The difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the assets was recorded as an impairment charge, which was included in product cost of sales and operating expenses as applicable. See Note 4. The remaining carrying value of the specific purchased intangible assets that were impaired was zero as of each April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 . The fair value of property held for sale was measured with the assistance of third-party valuation models which used discounted cash flow techniques as part of their analysis. The fair value measurement was categorized as Level 3, as significant unobservable inputs were used in the valuation report. The impairment charges as a result of the valuations, which represented the difference between the fair value less cost to sell and the carrying amount of the assets held for sale, were included in G&A expenses. The remaining carrying value of property held for sale was zero and $11 million as of April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively. (d) Other Fair Value Disclosures The carrying value of the Company’s investments in privately held companies that were accounted for under the cost method was $367 million and $319 million as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , respectively. It was not practicable to estimate the fair value of this portfolio. The fair value of the Company’s short-term loan receivables and financed service contracts approximates their carrying value due to their short duration. The aggregate carrying value of the Company’s long-term loan receivables and financed service contracts and other as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 was $2.4 billion and $2.2 billion , respectively. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term loan receivables and financed service contracts and other approximates their carrying value. The Company uses significant unobservable inputs in determining discounted cash flows to estimate the fair value of its long-term loan receivables and financed service contracts, and therefore they are categorized as Level 3. As of April 30, 2016 , the estimated fair value of the short-term debt approximates its carrying value due to the short maturities. As of April 30, 2016 , the fair value of the Company’s senior notes and other long-term debt was $30.6 billion with a carrying amount of $28.6 billion . This compares to a fair value of $26.6 billion and a carrying amount of $25.4 billion as of July 25, 2015 . The fair value of the senior notes and other long-term debt was determined based on observable market prices in a less active market and was categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Borrowings

Borrowings	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Borrowings	10. Borrowings (a) Short-Term Debt The following table summarizes the Company’s short-term debt (in millions, except percentages): April 30, 2016 July 25, 2015 Amount Effective Rate Amount Effective Rate Current portion of long-term debt $ 4,163 0.94 % $ 3,894 2.48 % Other short-term debt 1 2.08 % 3 2.44 % Total $ 4,164 $ 3,897 The effective interest rate on the current portion of long-term debt includes the impact of interest rate swaps, as discussed further in "(b) Long-Term Debt." Other notes and borrowings consist of the short-term portion of secured borrowings associated with customer financing arrangements. These notes and credit facilities were subject to various terms and foreign currency market interest rates pursuant to individual financial arrangements between the financing institution and the applicable foreign subsidiary. On September 3, 2015, the Company repaid an aggregate principal amount of $850 million upon the maturity of its 2015 Floating-Rate Notes. On February 22, 2016, the Company repaid an aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion upon the maturity of its 2016 Fixed Rate Notes. The Company has established a short-term debt financing program of up to $3.0 billion through the issuance of commercial paper notes. The Company uses the proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper notes for general corporate purposes. The Company had no commercial paper notes outstanding as of each of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 . (b) Long-Term Debt The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt (in millions, except percentages): April 30, 2016 July 25, 2015 Maturity Date Amount Effective Rate Amount Effective Rate Senior notes: Floating-rate notes: Three-month LIBOR plus 0.05% September 3, 2015 $ — — $ 850 0.43% Three-month LIBOR plus 0.28% March 3, 2017 1,000 0.98% 1,000 0.63% Three-month LIBOR plus 0.60% February 21, 2018 (1) 1,000 1.30% — — Three-month LIBOR plus 0.31% June 15, 2018 900 1.01% 900 0.65% Three-month LIBOR plus 0.50% March 1, 2019 500 1.20% 500 0.84% Fixed-rate notes: 5.50% February 22, 2016 — — 3,000 3.07% 1.10% March 3, 2017 2,400 0.84% 2,400 0.59% 3.15% March 14, 2017 750 1.20% 750 0.85% 1.40% February 28, 2018 (1) 1,250 1.47% — — 1.65% June 15, 2018 1,600 1.72% 1,600 1.72% 4.95% February 15, 2019 2,000 4.76% 2,000 4.70% 1.60% February 28, 2019 (1) 1,000 1.67% — — 2.125% March 1, 2019 1,750 1.05% 1,750 0.80% 4.45% January 15, 2020 2,500 3.21% 2,500 3.01% 2.45% June 15, 2020 1,500 2.54% 1,500 2.54% 2.20% February 28, 2021 (1) 2,500 2.30% — — 2.90% March 4, 2021 500 1.21% 500 0.96% 3.00% June 15, 2022 500 1.46% 500 1.21% 2.60% February 28, 2023 (1) 500 2.68% — — 3.625% March 4, 2024 1,000 1.33% 1,000 1.08% 3.50% June 15, 2025 500 1.62% 500 1.37% 2.95% February 28, 2026 (1) 750 3.01% — — 5.90% February 15, 2039 2,000 6.11% 2,000 6.11% 5.50% January 15, 2040 2,000 5.67% 2,000 5.67% Other long-term debt — 1 2.08% Total 28,400 25,251 Unaccreted discount/issuance costs (141 ) (131 ) Hedge accounting fair value adjustments 335 231 Total $ 28,594 $ 25,351 Reported as: Current portion of long-term debt $ 4,163 $ 3,894 Long-term debt 24,431 21,457 Total $ 28,594 $ 25,351 (1) In February 2016, the Company issued senior notes for an aggregate principal amount of $7.0 billion . To achieve its interest rate risk management objectives, the Company entered into interest rate swaps in prior periods with an aggregate notional amount of $9.9 billion designated as fair value hedges of certain of its fixed-rate senior notes. In effect, these swaps convert the fixed interest rates of the fixed-rate notes to floating interest rates based on the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps substantially offset changes in the fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt that are attributable to the changes in market interest rates. For additional information, see Note 11. The effective rates for the fixed-rate debt include the interest on the notes, the accretion of the discount and issuance costs, and, if applicable, adjustments related to hedging. Interest is payable semiannually on each class of the senior fixed-rate notes and payable quarterly on the floating-rate notes. Each of the senior fixed-rate notes is redeemable by the Company at any time, subject to a make-whole premium. The senior notes rank at par with the commercial paper notes that may be issued in the future pursuant to the Company’s short-term debt financing program, as discussed above under “(a) Short-Term Debt.” As of April 30, 2016 , the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants. As of April 30, 2016 , future principal payments for long-term debt, including the current portion, are summarized as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ — 2017 4,150 2018 4,750 2019 5,250 2020 4,000 Thereafter 10,250 Total $ 28,400 (c) Credit Facility On May 15, 2015, the Company entered into a credit agreement with certain institutional lenders that provides for a $3.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that is scheduled to expire on May 15, 2020 . Any advances under the credit agreement will accrue interest at rates that are equal to, based on certain conditions, either (i) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% , (b) Bank of America’s “prime rate” as announced from time to time, or (c) LIBOR, or a comparable or successor rate that is approved by the Administrative Agent (“Eurocurrency Rate”), for an interest period of one-month plus 1.00% , or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate, plus a margin that is based on the Company’s senior debt credit ratings as published by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., provided that in no event will the Eurocurrency Rate be less than zero. The credit agreement requires the Company to comply with certain covenants, including that it maintain an interest coverage ratio as defined in the agreement. The Company may also, upon the agreement of either the then-existing lenders or additional lenders not currently parties to the agreement, increase the commitments under the credit facility by up to an additional $2.0 billion and/or extend the expiration date of the credit facility up to May 15, 2022 . The Company was in compliance with the required interest coverage ratio and the other covenants, and the Company had not borrowed any funds under the credit facility.

Derivative Instruments

Derivative Instruments	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Instruments	11. Derivative Instruments (a) Summary of Derivative Instruments The Company uses derivative instruments primarily to manage exposures to foreign currency exchange rate, interest rate, and equity price risks. The Company’s primary objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, and equity prices. The Company’s derivatives expose it to credit risk to the extent that the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreement. The Company does, however, seek to mitigate such risks by limiting its counterparties to major financial institutions. In addition, the potential risk of loss with any one counterparty resulting from this type of credit risk is monitored. Management does not expect material losses as a result of defaults by counterparties. The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments and the line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets to which they were recorded are summarized as follows (in millions): DERIVATIVE ASSETS DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES Balance Sheet Line Item April 30, July 25, Balance Sheet Line Item April 30, July 25, Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives Other current assets $ 13 $ 10 Other current liabilities $ 3 $ 11 Interest rate derivatives Other assets 332 202 Other long-term liabilities — — Total 345 212 3 11 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives Other current assets — 2 Other current liabilities 1 1 Equity derivatives Other assets — 4 Other long-term liabilities — — Total — 6 1 1 Total $ 345 $ 218 $ 4 $ 12 The effects of the Company’s cash flow and net investment hedging instruments on other comprehensive income (OCI) and the Consolidated Statements of Operations are summarized as follows (in millions): GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION) GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION) April 30, April 25, Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives $ 21 $ (32 ) Operating expenses $ (7 ) $ (50 ) Cost of sales — service (2 ) (14 ) Total $ 21 $ (32 ) $ (9 ) $ (64 ) Derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives $ (15 ) $ 2 Other income (loss), net $ — $ — GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION) GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION) April 30, April 25, Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives $ (3 ) $ (163 ) Operating expenses $ (13 ) $ (74 ) Cost of sales — service (4 ) (20 ) Total $ (3 ) $ (163 ) $ (17 ) $ (94 ) Derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives $ (4 ) $ 46 Other income (loss), net $ — $ — As of April 30, 2016 , the Company estimates that approximately $9 million of net derivative gains related to its cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss (AOCI) will be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months when the underlying hedged item impacts earnings. The effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations of derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges and the underlying hedged items is summarized as follows (in millions): GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedging Instruments Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Equity derivatives Other income (loss), net $ — $ (8 ) $ — $ 8 Interest rate derivatives Interest expense 19 (9 ) (18 ) 9 Total $ 19 $ (17 ) $ (18 ) $ 17 GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedging Instruments Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Equity derivatives Other income (loss), net $ — $ (20 ) $ — $ 20 Interest rate derivatives Interest expense 130 122 (125 ) (125 ) Total $ 130 $ 102 $ (125 ) $ (105 ) The effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations of derivative instruments not designated as hedges is summarized as follows (in millions): GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Foreign currency derivatives Other income (loss), net $ 80 $ (56 ) $ 26 $ (165 ) Total return swaps—deferred compensation Operating expenses 46 23 (8 ) 23 Equity derivatives Other income (loss), net 1 6 14 10 Total $ 127 $ (27 ) $ 32 $ (132 ) The notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding derivatives are summarized as follows (in millions): April 30, July 25, Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives—cash flow hedges $ 958 $ 1,201 Interest rate derivatives 9,900 11,400 Net investment hedging instruments 180 192 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives 1,925 2,023 Total return swaps—deferred compensation 470 462 Total $ 13,433 $ 15,278 (b) Offsetting of Derivative Instruments The Company presents its derivative instruments at gross fair values in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. However, the Company’s master netting and other similar arrangements with the respective counterparties allow for net settlement under certain conditions, which are designed to reduce credit risk by permitting net settlement with the same counterparty. To further limit credit risk, the Company also enters into collateral security arrangements related to certain derivative instruments whereby cash is posted as collateral between the counterparties based on the fair market value of the derivative instrument. Information related to these offsetting arrangements is summarized as follows (in millions): April 30, 2016 Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, Gross Amounts Recognized Gross Amounts Offset Net Amounts Presented Gross Derivative Amounts Cash Collateral Net Amount Derivatives assets $ 345 $ — $ 345 $ (4 ) $ (247 ) $ 94 Derivatives liabilities $ 4 $ — $ 4 $ (4 ) $ — $ — July 25, 2015 Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, Gross Amounts Recognized Gross Amounts Offset Net Amounts Presented Gross Derivative Amounts Cash Collateral Net Amount Derivatives assets $ 218 $ — $ 218 $ (12 ) $ (124 ) $ 82 Derivatives liabilities $ 12 $ — $ 12 $ (12 ) $ — $ — (c) Foreign Currency Exchange Risk The Company conducts business globally in numerous currencies. Therefore, it is exposed to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. To limit the exposure related to foreign currency changes, the Company enters into foreign currency contracts. The Company does not enter into such contracts for trading purposes. The Company hedges forecasted foreign currency transactions related to certain operating expenses and service cost of sales with currency options and forward contracts. These currency options and forward contracts, designated as cash flow hedges, generally have maturities of less than 18 months . The Company assesses effectiveness based on changes in total fair value of the derivatives. The effective portion of the derivative instrument’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of AOCI and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the hedged exposure affects earnings. The ineffective portion, if any, of the gain or loss is reported in earnings immediately. During the periods presented, the Company did not discontinue any cash flow hedges for which it was probable that a forecasted transaction would not occur. The Company enters into foreign exchange forward and option contracts to reduce the short-term effects of foreign currency fluctuations on assets and liabilities such as foreign currency receivables, including long-term customer financings, investments, and payables. These derivatives are not designated as hedging instruments. Gains and losses on the contracts are included in other income (loss), net, and substantially offset foreign exchange gains and losses from the remeasurement of intercompany balances or other current assets, investments, or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the reporting entity. The Company hedges certain net investments in its foreign operations with forward contracts to reduce the effects of foreign currency fluctuations on the Company’s net investment in those foreign subsidiaries. These derivative instruments generally have maturities of up to six months . (d) Interest Rate Risk Interest Rate Derivatives, Investments The Company’s primary objective for holding fixed income securities is to achieve an appropriate investment return consistent with preserving principal and managing risk. To realize these objectives, the Company may utilize interest rate swaps or other derivatives designated as fair value or cash flow hedges. As of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , the Company did not have any outstanding interest rate derivatives related to its fixed income securities. Interest Rate Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedges, Long-Term Debt In fiscal 2016, the Company did not enter into any interest rate swaps. In prior fiscal years, the Company entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges related to fixed-rate senior notes that are due in fiscal years 2017 through 2025. Under these interest rate swaps, the Company receives fixed-rate interest payments and makes interest payments based on LIBOR plus a fixed number of basis points. The effect of such swaps is to convert the fixed interest rates of the senior fixed-rate notes to floating interest rates based on LIBOR. The gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are included in interest expense and substantially offset changes in the fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt that are attributable to the changes in market interest rates. The fair value of the interest rate swaps was reflected in other assets and other long-term liabilities. (e) Equity Price Risk The Company may hold equity securities for strategic purposes or to diversify its overall investment portfolio. The publicly traded equity securities in the Company’s portfolio are subject to price risk. To manage its exposure to changes in the fair value of certain equity securities, the Company has entered into equity derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges. The changes in the value of the hedging instruments are included in other income (loss), net, and offset the change in the fair value of the underlying hedged investment. In addition, the Company periodically enters into equity derivatives that are not designated as accounting hedges. The changes in the fair value of these derivatives are also included in other income (loss), net. The Company is also exposed to variability in compensation charges related to certain deferred compensation obligations to employees. Although not designated as accounting hedges, the Company utilizes derivatives such as total return swaps to economically hedge this exposure. (f) Hedge Effectiveness For the periods presented, amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness were not material for fair value, cash flow, and net investment hedges. In addition, hedge ineffectiveness for fair value, cash flow, and net investment hedges was not material for any of the periods presented.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	12. Commitments and Contingencies (a) Operating Leases The Company leases office space in many U.S. locations. Outside the United States, larger leased sites include sites in Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Poland and the United Kingdom . The Company also leases equipment and vehicles. Future minimum lease payments under all noncancelable operating leases with an initial term in excess of one year as of April 30, 2016 are as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ 95 2017 288 2018 220 2019 130 2020 106 Thereafter 229 Total $ 1,068 (b) Purchase Commitments with Contract Manufacturers and Suppliers The Company purchases components from a variety of suppliers and uses several contract manufacturers to provide manufacturing services for its products. During the normal course of business, in order to manage manufacturing lead times and help ensure adequate component supply, the Company enters into agreements with contract manufacturers and suppliers that either allow them to procure inventory based upon criteria as defined by the Company or establish the parameters defining the Company’s requirements. A significant portion of the Company’s reported purchase commitments arising from these agreements consists of firm, noncancelable, and unconditional commitments. In certain instances, these agreements allow the Company the option to cancel, reschedule, and adjust the Company’s requirements based on its business needs prior to firm orders being placed. As of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , the Company had total purchase commitments for inventory of $3,794 million and $4,078 million , respectively. The Company records a liability for firm, noncancelable, and unconditional purchase commitments for quantities in excess of its future demand forecasts consistent with the valuation of the Company’s excess and obsolete inventory. As of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , the liability for these purchase commitments was $160 million and $156 million , respectively, and was included in other current liabilities. (c) Other Commitments In connection with the Company’s acquisitions, the Company has agreed to pay certain additional amounts contingent upon the achievement of certain agreed-upon technology, development, product, or other milestones or upon the continued employment with the Company of certain employees of the acquired entities. The following table summarizes the compensation expense related to acquisitions (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Compensation expense related to acquisitions $ 68 $ 72 $ 212 $ 264 As of April 30, 2016 , the Company estimated that future cash compensation expense of up to $400 million may be required to be recognized pursuant to the applicable business combination agreements, which included the remaining potential compensation expense related to Insieme Networks, Inc. ("Insieme"), as more fully discussed immediately below. Insieme Networks, Inc. In the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company made an investment in Insieme, an early stage company focused on research and development in the data center market. As set forth in the agreement between the Company and Insieme, this investment included $100 million of funding and a license to certain of the Company’s technology. Immediately prior to the call option exercise and acquisition described below, the Company owned approximately 83% of Insieme as a result of these investments and consolidated the results of Insieme in its Consolidated Financial Statements. In connection with this investment, the Company and Insieme entered into a put/call option agreement that provided the Company with the right to purchase the remaining interests in Insieme. In addition, the noncontrolling interest holders could require the Company to purchase their shares upon the occurrence of certain events. During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company exercised its call option and entered into an agreement to purchase the remaining interests in Insieme. The acquisition closed in the second quarter of fiscal 2014, at which time the former noncontrolling interest holders became eligible to receive up to two milestone payments, which will be determined using agreed-upon formulas based primarily on revenue for certain of Insieme’s products. The Company recorded compensation expense of $35 million and $51 million during the three months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively, and $136 million and $155 million during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively, related to the fair value of the vested portion of amounts that were earned or are expected to be earned by the former noncontrolling interest holders. Continued vesting and changes to the fair value of the amounts probable of being earned will result in adjustments to the recorded compensation expense in future periods. Based on the terms of the agreement, the Company has determined that the maximum amount that could be recorded as compensation expense by the Company is approximately $839 million (which includes the $759 million that has been expensed to date), net of forfeitures. The former noncontrolling interest holders earned the maximum amount related to the first milestone payment and were paid approximately $375 million for a portion of this amount during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 . The balance of the first milestone payment is expected to be paid primarily through the end of fiscal 2016. The second milestone payment, to the extent earned, is expected to be paid primarily during the first half of fiscal 2017. The Company also has certain funding commitments, primarily related to its investments in privately held companies and venture funds, some of which are based on the achievement of certain agreed-upon milestones, and some of which are required to be funded on demand. The funding commitments were $199 million and $205 million as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , respectively. (d) Product Warranties The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability (in millions): Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, Balance at beginning of period $ 449 $ 446 Provision for warranties issued 512 517 Payments (524 ) (512 ) Divestitures (28 ) — Balance at end of period $ 409 $ 451 The Company accrues for warranty costs as part of its cost of sales based on associated material product costs, labor costs for technical support staff, and associated overhead. The Company’s products are generally covered by a warranty for periods ranging from 90 days to five years , and for some products the Company provides a limited lifetime warranty. (e) Financing and Other Guarantees In the ordinary course of business, the Company provides financing guarantees for various third-party financing arrangements extended to channel partners and end-user customers. Payments under these financing guarantee arrangements were not material for the periods presented. Channel Partner Financing Guarantees The Company facilitates arrangements for third-party financing extended to channel partners, consisting of revolving short-term financing, generally with payment terms ranging from 60 to 90 days . These financing arrangements facilitate the working capital requirements of the channel partners, and, in some cases, the Company guarantees a portion of these arrangements. The volume of channel partner financing was $6.4 billion and $6.3 billion for the three months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively, and was $19.8 billion and $19.0 billion for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively. The balance of the channel partner financing subject to guarantees was $1.0 billion and $1.2 billion as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , respectively. End-User Financing Guarantees The Company also provides financing guarantees for third-party financing arrangements extended to end-user customers related to leases and loans, which typically have terms of up to three years . The volume of financing provided by third parties for leases and loans as to which the Company had provided guarantees was $18 million and $22 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively, and was $57 million and $87 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively. Financing Guarantee Summary The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , 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): April 30, July 25, Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees: Channel partner $ 228 $ 288 End user 104 129 Total $ 332 $ 417 Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees: Channel partner $ (98 ) $ (127 ) End user (82 ) (107 ) Total $ (180 ) $ (234 ) Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue $ 152 $ 183 Other Guarantees The Company’s other guarantee arrangements as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 that were subject to recognition and disclosure requirements were not material. (f) Supplier Component Remediation Liability The Company has recorded in other current liabilities a liability for the expected remediation cost for certain products sold in prior fiscal years containing memory components manufactured by a single supplier between 2005 and 2010. These components were widely used across the industry and are included in a number of the Company's products. Defects in some of these components have caused products to fail after a power cycle event. Defect rates due to this issue have been and are expected to be low. However, the Company has seen a small number of its customers experience a growing number of failures in their networks as a result of this component problem. Although the majority of these products was beyond the Company's warranty terms, the Company has been proactively working with customers on mitigation. Prior to the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company had a liability of $63 million related to this issue for expected remediation costs based on the intended approach at that time. In February 2014, on the basis of the growing number of failures described above, the Company decided to expand its approach, which resulted in a charge to product cost of sales of $655 million being recorded for the second quarter of fiscal 2014. During the third quarters of fiscal 2016 and 2015, adjustments to product cost of sales of $74 million and $164 million , respectively, were recorded to reduce the liability, reflecting net lower than previously estimated future costs to remediate the impacted customer products. The supplier component remediation liability as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 was $286 million and $408 million , respectively. (g) Indemnifications In the normal course of business, the Company indemnifies other parties, including customers, lessors, and parties to other transactions with the Company, with respect to certain matters. The Company has agreed to hold such parties harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations or covenants or out of intellectual property infringement or other claims made against certain parties. These agreements may limit the time within which an indemnification claim can be made and the amount of the claim. The Company is providing such indemnifications, among other cases, in matters involving certain of the Company’s service provider customers that are subject to patent infringement claims asserted by Sprint Communications Company, L.P. (“Sprint”) now pending in Kansas and Delaware. Sprint alleges that the service provider customers infringe Sprint’s patents by offering Voice over Internet Protocol-based telephone services utilizing products provided by the Company and other manufacturers. Sprint seeks monetary damages. Sprint’s cases in Kansas include claims against Comcast and Time Warner Cable, and the case in Delaware for which the Company is providing indemnification involves Cox Communications. On May 15, 2015, the judge in Sprint's Delaware action against Cox ruled invalid six of the asserted patents and a final judgment was entered on August 27, 2015, of invalidity, which Sprint appealed on October 1, 2015. In light of the invalidity rulings against Sprint in Delaware, the judge in Sprint’s Kansas actions stayed the Kansas actions until resolution of Sprint's appeal from the Delaware action. On March 21, 2016, the judge in Sprint's Delaware action also granted a partial summary judgment for Cox, finding that Cox does not literally infringe five of the remaining patents Sprint has asserted against Cox. Additionally, Comcast has also won a judgment of non-infringement, now being appealed by Sprint, in a separate case brought against it by Sprint in Delaware. The Company believes that the service providers have strong defenses and that its products do not infringe the patents subject to the claims and/or that Sprint's patents are invalid. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the litigation process, which involves numerous defendants, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the ultimate outcome of this litigation at this time. Should the plaintiff prevail in litigation, mediation, or settlement, the Company, in accordance with its agreements, may have an obligation to indemnify its service provider customers for damages, mediation awards, or settlement amounts arising from their use of Cisco products. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors, and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws contain similar indemnification obligations to the Company’s agents. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount under these indemnification agreements due to the Company’s limited history with prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the Company under these agreements have not had a material effect on the Company’s operating results, financial position, or cash flows. (h) Legal Proceedings Brazil Brazilian authorities have investigated the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary and certain of its current and former employees, as well as a Brazilian importer of the Company’s products, and its affiliates and employees, relating to alleged evasion of import taxes and alleged improper transactions involving the subsidiary and the importer. Brazilian tax authorities have assessed claims against the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary based on a theory of joint liability with the Brazilian importer for import taxes, interest, and penalties. In addition to claims asserted by the Brazilian federal tax authorities in prior fiscal years, tax authorities from the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo have asserted similar claims on the same legal basis in prior fiscal years. In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Brazilian federal tax authorities asserted an additional claim against the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary based on a theory of joint liability with respect to an alleged underpayment of income taxes, social taxes, interest, and penalties by a Brazilian distributor. This claim was dismissed on its merits during the third quarter of fiscal 2016. The asserted claims by Brazilian federal tax authorities which remain are for calendar years 2003 through 2007, and the asserted claims by the tax authorities from the state of Sao Paulo are for calendar years 2005 through 2007. The total asserted claims by Brazilian state and federal tax authorities aggregate to $233 million for the alleged evasion of import and other taxes, $1.2 billion for interest, and $1.1 billion for various penalties, all determined using an exchange rate as of April 30, 2016 . The Company has completed a thorough review of the matters and believes the asserted claims against the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary are without merit, and the Company is defending the claims vigorously. While the Company believes there is no legal basis for the alleged liability, due to the complexities and uncertainty surrounding the judicial process in Brazil and the nature of the claims asserting joint liability with the importer, the Company is unable to determine the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome against its Brazilian subsidiary and is unable to reasonably estimate a range of loss, if any. The Company does not expect a final judicial determination for several years. Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States At the request of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the U.S. Department of Justice, the Company is conducting an investigation into allegations which the Company and those agencies received regarding possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act involving business activities of the Company's operations in Russia and certain of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and by certain resellers of the Company’s products in those countries. The Company takes any such allegations very seriously and is fully cooperating with and sharing the results of its investigation with the SEC and the Department of Justice. While the outcome of the Company's investigation is currently not determinable, the Company does not expect that it will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The countries that are the subject of the investigation collectively comprise less than 2% of the Company’s revenues. Backflip Software Backflip Software, Inc. (“Backflip”) has asserted contract, tort, and fraud claims against the Company in Santa Clara County, California Superior Court. The proceeding was instituted on March 5, 2013 . Backflip alleges that Cisco conspired with Backflip's then-CEO to allow the Company to access and use Backflip's source code via a pre-existing source code escrow agreement, and that, subsequently, the Company used that source code in violation of trade secret law and the parties' software license agreement. Backflip has also sued the escrow company, NCC Group, Inc., for breach of contract based on the same allegations. Backflip seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Trial is set for September 12, 2016 . The Company believes that it has strong arguments that it was entitled to the source code under the parties’ software license agreement. In addition, if the jury were to find for Backflip on some or all of its claims, the Company believes that damages would not be material given the minimal value of Backflip and its intellectual property that the Company is alleged to have misappropriated. However, due to the uncertainty surrounding the litigation process, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the ultimate outcome of this litigation at this time. SRI International On September 4, 2013 , SRI International, Inc. (“SRI”) asserted patent infringement claims against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, accusing Cisco products and services in the area of network intrusion detection of infringing two U.S. patents. SRI sought monetary damages of at least a reasonable royalty and enhanced damages. The trial on these claims began on May 2, 2016 and on May 12, 2016 the jury returned a verdict finding willful infringement of the asserted patents. The jury awarded SRI damages of $23.7 million and the Court will decide whether to award enhanced damages and attorneys’ fees and whether an ongoing royalty should be awarded through the expiration of the patents in 2018. In June 2016, the Company plans to file post-trial motions and the Company also intends to pursue an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on various grounds. The Company believes it has strong arguments to overturn the jury verdict and/or reduce the damages award. While the ultimate outcome of the case may still result in a loss, the Company does not expect it to be material. SSL SSL Services, LLC (“SSL”) has asserted claims for patent infringement against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The proceeding was instituted on March 25, 2015 . SSL alleges that the Company's AnyConnect products that include Virtual Private Networking functions infringed a U.S. patent owned by SSL. SSL seeks money damages from the Company. A trial is set for September 6, 2016. The Company believes it has strong arguments that its products do not infringe and the patent is invalid. If a jury were to find that the Company's AnyConnect products infringe and the patent is not invalid, the Company believes damages, as appropriately measured, would be immaterial. Due to uncertainty surrounding the litigation process, however, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the ultimate outcome of this litigation at this time. The Company also notes that on February 23, 2016, a multi-judge panel of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office instituted proceedings to review whether the patent SSL has asserted against the Company is valid over prior art. The PTAB found a reasonable likelihood that the Company would prevail in showing that the patent claims are unpatentable. The PTAB has scheduled the hearing on the Company's review petition for November 16, 2016. Kangtega Cisco Systems GmbH (“Cisco GmbH”) is subject to patent claims by Kangtega GmbH (“Kangtega”), instituted on June 6, 2013 , alleging that Cisco GmbH infringes in Germany a European Patent by marketing, in Germany, network intrusion-detection, or firewall, products known as the “ASA” firewall offering. On April 29, 2014, the Mannheim Regional Court dismissed the infringement action finding no infringement by Cisco GmbH of the asserted patent. On July 13, 2016, a court of appeal in Germany (Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe) will hear an appeal of that judgment. Kangtega seeks an injunction which would prohibit Cisco GmbH’s activities in Germany with respect to the ASA firewall offering unless Cisco GmbH takes a license from Kangtega or the Company redesigns the products. The Company believes that the lower court ruling was correct and should be affirmed. The Company does not anticipate that the outcome of the case would be material. However, due to uncertainty surrounding the litigation process, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the outcome of the appeal and any subsequent appeals to a higher court at this time. In addition, we are subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including intellectual property litigation. While the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, we do not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders' Equity	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Shareholders' Equity	13. Shareholders’ Equity (a) Cash Dividends on Shares of Common Stock During the nine months ended April 30, 2016 , the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.68 per common share, or $3.4 billion , on the Company’s outstanding common stock. During the nine months ended April 25, 2015 , the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.59 per common share, or $3.0 billion , on the Company’s outstanding common stock. Any future dividends will be subject to the approval of the Company's Board of Directors. (b) Stock Repurchase Program In September 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program. As of April 30, 2016 , the Company’s Board of Directors had authorized an aggregate repurchase of up to $112 billion of common stock under this program, and the remaining authorized repurchase amount was $16.2 billion , with no termination date. A summary of the stock repurchase activity under the stock repurchase program, reported based on the trade date, is summarized as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts): Shares Repurchased Weighted- Average Price per Share Amount Repurchased Cumulative balance at July 25, 2015 4,443 $ 20.86 $ 92,679 Repurchase of common stock under the stock repurchase program (1) 120 25.93 3,118 Cumulative balance at April 30, 2016 4,563 $ 20.99 $ 95,797 (1) There were no stock repurchases pending settlement as of April 30, 2016 . There were $36 million of stock repurchases that were pending settlement as of July 25, 2015 . The purchase price for the shares of the Company’s stock repurchased is reflected as a reduction to shareholders’ equity. The Company is required to allocate the purchase price of the repurchased shares as (i) a reduction to retained earnings and (ii) a reduction of common stock and additional paid-in capital. Issuance of common stock and the tax benefit related to employee stock incentive plans are recorded as an increase to common stock and additional paid-in capital. (c) Restricted Stock Unit Withholdings For the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , the Company repurchased approximately 18 million and 17 million shares, or $469 million and $415 million , of common stock, respectively, in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of restricted stock or stock units.

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	14. Employee Benefit Plans (a) Employee Stock Incentive Plans Stock Incentive Plan Program Description As of April 30, 2016 , the Company had three stock incentive plans: the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”); the Cisco Systems, Inc. SA Acquisition Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “SA Acquisition Plan”); and the Cisco Systems, Inc. WebEx Acquisition Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “WebEx Acquisition Plan”). In addition, the Company has, in connection with the acquisitions of various companies, assumed the share-based awards granted under stock incentive plans of the acquired companies or issued share-based awards in replacement thereof. Share-based awards are designed to reward employees for their long-term contributions to the Company and provide incentives for them to remain with the Company. The number and frequency of share-based awards are based on competitive practices, operating results of the Company, government regulations, and other factors. The Company’s primary stock incentive plans are summarized as follows: 2005 Plan As of April 30, 2016 , the maximum number of shares issuable under the 2005 Plan over its term was 694 million shares, plus the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, the SA Acquisition Plan, and the WebEx Acquisition Plan that are forfeited or are terminated for any other reason before being exercised or settled. If any awards granted under the 2005 Plan are forfeited or are terminated for any other reason before being exercised or settled, the unexercised or unsettled shares underlying the awards will again be available under the 2005 Plan. Starting November 19, 2013, shares withheld by the Company from an award other than a stock option or stock appreciation right to satisfy withholding tax liabilities resulting from such award will again be available for issuance, based on the fungible share ratio in effect on the date of grant. Pursuant to an amendment approved by the Company’s shareholders on November 12, 2009, the number of shares available for issuance under the 2005 Plan is reduced by 1.5 shares for each share awarded as a stock grant or a stock unit, and any shares underlying awards outstanding under the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, the SA Acquisition Plan, and the WebEx Acquisition Plan that expire unexercised at the end of their maximum terms become available for reissuance under the 2005 Plan. The 2005 Plan permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units ("RSUs"), the vesting of which may be performance-based or market-based along with the requisite service requirement, and stock appreciation rights to employees (including employee directors and officers), consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and non-employee directors of the Company. Stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2005 Plan have an exercise price of at least 100% of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date and prior to November 12, 2009 have an expiration date no later than nine years from the grant date. The expiration date for stock options and stock appreciation rights granted subsequent to the amendment approved on November 12, 2009 shall be no later than 10 years from the grant date. The stock options will generally become exercisable for 20% or 25% of the option shares one year from the date of grant and then ratably over the following 48 months or 36 months , respectively. Time-based stock grants and time-based RSUs will generally vest with respect to 20% or 25% of the shares or share units covered by the grant annually over the vesting period. The majority of the performance-based and market-based RSUs vests at the end of the three -year requisite service period or earlier if the award recipient meets certain retirement eligibility conditions. Certain performance-based RSUs, that are based on the achievement of financial and/or non-financial operating goals, typically vest upon the achievement of milestones (and may require subsequent service periods), with overall vesting of the shares underlying the award ranging from six months to three years. The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors has the discretion to use different vesting schedules. Stock appreciation rights may be awarded in combination with stock options or stock grants, and such awards shall provide that the stock appreciation rights will not be exercisable unless the related stock options or stock grants are forfeited. Stock grants may be awarded in combination with non-statutory stock options, and such awards may provide that the stock grants will be forfeited in the event that the related non-statutory stock options are exercised. Acquisition Plans In connection with the Company’s acquisitions of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (“Scientific-Atlanta”) and WebEx Communications, Inc. (“WebEx”), the Company adopted the SA Acquisition Plan and the WebEx Acquisition Plan, respectively, each effective upon completion of the applicable acquisition. These plans constitute assumptions, amendments, restatements, and renamings of the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Scientific-Atlanta and the WebEx Communications, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, respectively. The plans permit the grant of stock options, stock, stock units, and stock appreciation rights to certain employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates who had been employed by Scientific-Atlanta or its subsidiaries or WebEx or its subsidiaries, as applicable. As a result of the shareholder approval of the amendment and extension of the 2005 Plan, as of November 15, 2007, the Company will no longer make stock option grants or direct share issuances under either the SA Acquisition Plan or the WebEx Acquisition Plan. (b) Employee Stock Purchase Plan The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which includes its subplan named the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan (together, the “Purchase Plan”), under which 621 million shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance as of April 30, 2016 . Eligible employees are offered shares through a 24-month offering period, which consists of four consecutive 6-month purchase periods . Employees may purchase a limited number of shares of the Company’s stock at a discount of up to 15% of the lesser of the market value at the beginning of the offering period or the end of each 6-month purchase period. The Purchase Plan is scheduled to terminate on January 3, 2020 . The Company issued 14 million shares under the Purchase Plan during each of the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 . As of April 30, 2016 , 134 million shares were available for issuance under the Purchase Plan. (c) Summary of Share-Based Compensation Expense Share-based compensation expense consists primarily of expenses for stock options, stock purchase rights, restricted stock, and restricted stock units granted to employees. The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Cost of sales—product $ 21 $ 12 $ 50 $ 34 Cost of sales—service 37 44 110 115 Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales 58 56 160 149 Research and development 130 114 351 338 Sales and marketing 148 147 413 408 General and administrative 59 50 163 151 Restructuring and other charges — — 14 (2 ) Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses 337 311 941 895 Total share-based compensation expense $ 395 $ 367 $ 1,101 $ 1,044 Income tax benefit for share-based compensation $ 91 $ 88 $ 289 $ 267 As of April 30, 2016 , the total compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards not yet recognized was $2.8 billion , which is expected to be recognized over approximately 2.5 years on a weighted-average basis. (d) Share-Based Awards Available for Grant A summary of share-based awards available for grant is as follows (in millions): Share-Based Awards Available for Grant BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 310 Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted (101 ) Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired 40 Shares withheld for taxes and not issued 27 BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2015 276 Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted (68 ) Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired 26 Shares withheld for taxes and not issued 26 Other 1 BALANCE AT APRIL 30, 2016 261 As reflected in the preceding table, for each share awarded as restricted stock or subject to a restricted stock unit award under the 2005 Plan, an equivalent of 1.5 shares was deducted from the available share-based award balance. For restricted stock units that were awarded with vesting contingent upon the achievement of future financial performance or market-based metrics, the maximum awards that can be achieved upon full vesting of such awards were reflected in the preceding table. (e) Restricted Stock and Stock Unit Awards A summary of the restricted stock and stock unit activity, which includes time-based and performance-based or market-based restricted stock units, is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts): Restricted Stock/ Stock Units Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share Aggregate Fair Value UNVESTED BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 149 $ 19.54 Granted and assumed 67 25.29 Vested (57 ) 19.82 $ 1,517 Canceled/forfeited (16 ) 20.17 UNVESTED BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2015 143 22.08 Granted and assumed 51 24.73 Vested (46 ) 20.33 $ 1,188 Canceled/forfeited (12 ) 22.75 UNVESTED BALANCE AT APRIL 30, 2016 136 $ 23.60 (f) Stock Option Awards A summary of the stock option activity is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts): STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING Number Outstanding Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 187 $ 26.03 Assumed from acquisitions 1 2.60 Exercised (71 ) 21.15 Canceled/forfeited/expired (14 ) 29.68 BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2015 103 28.68 Assumed from acquisitions 18 5.14 Exercised (25 ) 19.60 Canceled/forfeited/expired (13 ) 29.62 BALANCE AT APRIL 30, 2016 83 $ 26.16 The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of April 30, 2016 (in millions, except years and share prices): STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING STOCK OPTIONS EXERCISABLE Range of Exercise Prices Number Outstanding Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Years) Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share Aggregate Intrinsic Value Number Exercisable Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 0.01 – 20.00 17 6.4 $ 5.49 $ 366 6 $ 5.11 $ 138 $ 20.01 – 25.00 2 0.6 22.97 7 2 22.97 7 $ 25.01 – 30.00 7 0.7 26.88 8 7 26.88 8 $ 30.01 – 35.00 57 0.4 32.16 — 57 32.16 — Total 83 1.6 $ 26.16 $ 381 72 $ 29.12 $ 153 The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $27.49 as of April 29, 2016, that would have been received by the option holders had those option holders exercised their stock options as of that date. The total number of in-the-money stock options exercisable as of April 30, 2016 was 12 million . As of July 25, 2015 , 102 million outstanding stock options were exercisable and the weighted-average exercise price was $29.02 . (g) Valuation of Employee Share-Based Awards Time-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs") that are based on the Company’s financial performance metrics or non-financial operating goals are valued using the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, discounted for the present value of expected dividends. On the date of grant, the Company estimated the fair value of the total shareholder return (TSR) component of the PRSUs using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The assumptions for the valuation of time-based RSUs and PRSUs are summarized as follows: RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS Three Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Number of shares granted (in millions) 2 33 1 1 Grant date fair value per share $ 24.01 $ 25.31 $ 23.32 $ 25.87 Weighted-average assumptions/inputs: Expected dividend yield 3.6 % 2.8 % 3.6 % 3.0 % Range of risk-free interest rates 0.2% – 1.1% 0.0% – 1.4% 0.2% – 1.1% 0.0% – 1.4% Range of expected volatilities for index N/A N/A N/A N/A RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Number of shares granted (in millions) 38 44 5 8 Grant date fair value per share $ 24.87 $ 24.83 $ 24.56 $ 23.97 Weighted-average assumptions/inputs: Expected dividend yield 3.2 % 2.9 % 3.0 % 3.0 % Range of risk-free interest rates 0.0% – 1.2% 0.0% – 1.8% 0.0% – 1.2% 0.0% – 1.8% Range of expected volatilities for index N/A N/A 15.3% – 54.3% 14.4% – 70.0% The PRSUs granted during the periods presented are contingent on the achievement of the Company’s financial performance metrics, its comparative market-based returns, or the achievement of financial and non-financial operating goals. For the awards based on financial performance metrics or comparative market-based returns, generally 50% of the PRSUs are earned based on the average of annual operating cash flow and earnings per share goals established at the beginning of each fiscal year over a three-year performance period. Generally, the remaining 50% of the PRSUs are earned based on the Company’s TSR measured against the benchmark TSR of a peer group over the same period. Each PRSU recipient could vest in 0% to 150% of the target shares granted contingent on the achievement of the Company's financial performance metrics or its comparative market-based returns and 0% to 100% of the target shares granted contingent on the achievement of non-financial operating goals.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive Income	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Comprehensive Income	15. Comprehensive Income The components of AOCI, net of tax, and the other comprehensive income (loss), excluding noncontrolling interest, for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 are summarized as follows (in millions): Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Investments Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Cash Flow Hedging Instruments Cumulative Translation Adjustment and Actuarial Gains and Losses Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2015 $ 310 $ (16 ) $ (233 ) $ 61 Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc. (145 ) (3 ) (190 ) (338 ) (Gains) losses reclassified out of AOCI 26 17 2 45 Tax benefit (expense) 50 (2 ) (43 ) 5 BALANCE AT APRIL 30, 2016 $ 241 $ (4 ) $ (464 ) $ (227 ) Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Investments Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Cash Flow Hedging Instruments Cumulative Translation Adjustment and Actuarial Gains and Losses Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 $ 424 $ (12 ) $ 265 $ 677 Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc. 111 (163 ) (473 ) (525 ) (Gains) losses reclassified out of AOCI (120 ) 94 — (26 ) Tax benefit (expense) 8 3 50 61 BALANCE AT APRIL 25, 2015 $ 423 $ (78 ) $ (158 ) $ 187 The net gains (losses) reclassified out of AOCI into the Consolidated Statements of Operations, with line item location, during each period were as follows (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Comprehensive Income Components Income Before Taxes Income Before Taxes Line Item in Statements of Operations Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments $ (6 ) $ 44 $ (26 ) $ 120 Other income (loss), net Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedging instruments Foreign currency derivatives (7 ) (50 ) (13 ) (74 ) Operating expenses Foreign currency derivatives (2 ) (14 ) (4 ) (20 ) Cost of sales—service (9 ) (64 ) (17 ) (94 ) Cumulative translation adjustment and actuarial gains and losses (1 ) — (2 ) — Operating expenses Total amounts reclassified out of AOCI $ (16 ) $ (20 ) $ (45 ) $ 26

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	16. Income Taxes The following table provides details of income taxes (in millions, except percentages): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Income before provision for income taxes $ 3,083 $ 3,035 $ 9,526 $ 8,268 Provision for income taxes $ 734 $ 598 $ 1,600 $ 1,606 Effective tax rate 23.8 % 19.7 % 16.8 % 19.4 % As discussed further below, the effective tax rate for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 reflected the Company's recognition of total benefits of approximately $558 million related to a tax settlement with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in January 2016 and the reinstatement of the U.S. federal research and development ("R&D") tax credit on December 18, 2015. In the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 reinstated the U.S. federal R&D tax credit permanently. As a result, the effective tax rate for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 reflected a tax benefit of $107 million related to fiscal 2016 R&D expenses and a tax benefit of $84 million related to fiscal 2015 R&D expenses. In the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the IRS and the Company settled all outstanding items related to the audit of the Company's federal income tax returns for the fiscal years ended July 26, 2008 through July 31, 2010. As a result of the settlement, the Company recognized a net benefit to the provision for income taxes of $367 million , which included a reduction in interest expense of $21 million. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax audit through fiscal 2010. As a result of the IRS tax settlement, the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was reduced in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 by approximately $563 million , of which $188 million became certain as a result of completing the audit. As of April 30, 2016 , the Company had $1.6 billion of unrecognized tax benefits, of which $1.4 billion , if recognized, would favorably impact the effective tax rate. The Company regularly engages in discussions and negotiations with tax authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that certain foreign and state tax matters may be concluded in the next 12 months. Specific positions that may be resolved include issues involving transfer pricing and various other matters. The Company estimates that the unrecognized tax benefits at April 30, 2016 could be reduced by approximately $150 million in the next 12 months.

Segment Information and Major C

Segment Information and Major Customers	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information and Major Customers	17. Segment Information and Major Customers (a) Revenue and Gross Margin by Segment The Company conducts business globally and is primarily managed on a geographic basis consisting of three segments: the Americas, EMEA, and APJC. The Company’s management makes financial decisions and allocates resources based on the information it receives from its internal management system. Sales are attributed to a segment based on the ordering location of the customer. The Company does not allocate research and development, sales and marketing, or general and administrative expenses to its segments in this internal management system because management does not include the information in its measurement of the performance of the operating segments. In addition, the Company does not allocate amortization and impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets, share-based compensation expense, significant litigation and other contingencies, impacts to cost of sales from purchase accounting adjustments to inventory, charges related to asset impairments and restructurings, and certain other charges to the gross margin for each segment because management does not include this information in its measurement of the performance of the operating segments. Summarized financial information by segment for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , based on the Company’s internal management system and as utilized by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), is as follows (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Revenue: Americas $ 7,062 $ 7,252 $ 21,773 $ 21,854 EMEA 3,001 3,119 9,176 9,212 APJC 1,937 1,766 5,660 5,252 Total $ 12,000 $ 12,137 $ 36,609 $ 36,318 Gross margin: Americas $ 4,684 $ 4,560 $ 14,046 $ 13,776 EMEA 1,966 1,949 5,953 5,774 APJC 1,170 1,080 3,437 3,157 Segment total 7,820 7,589 23,436 22,707 Unallocated corporate items (99 ) (64 ) (451 ) (759 ) Total $ 7,721 $ 7,525 $ 22,985 $ 21,948 Revenue in the United States was $6.2 billion and $6.4 billion for the three months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively, and was $19.2 billion and $19.1 billion for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , respectively. (b) Revenue for Groups of Similar Products and Services The Company designs and sells broad lines of products, provides services, and delivers integrated solutions to develop and connect networks around the world, building the Internet. The Company groups its products and technologies into the following categories: Switching, NGN Routing, Collaboration, Data Center, Service Provider Video, Wireless, Security, and Other Products. These products, primarily integrated by Cisco IOS Software, link geographically dispersed local-area networks (LANs), metropolitan-area networks (MANs), and wide-area networks (WANs). The following table presents revenue for groups of similar products and services (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Revenue: Switching $ 3,447 $ 3,560 $ 10,952 $ 11,021 NGN Routing 1,894 1,999 5,532 5,712 Collaboration 1,069 974 3,203 2,915 Data Center 811 801 2,492 2,339 Service Provider Video (1) 468 914 1,980 2,561 Wireless 615 611 1,873 1,827 Security 482 412 1,429 1,283 Other 89 55 241 181 Product 8,875 9,326 27,702 27,839 Service 3,125 2,811 8,907 8,479 Total $ 12,000 $ 12,137 $ 36,609 $ 36,318 (1) Includes SP Video CPE Business revenue of zero and $519 million for the third quarters of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively and $504 million and $1,359 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company has made certain reclassifications to the product revenue amounts for prior periods to conform to the current period’s presentation. (c) Additional Segment Information The majority of the Company’s assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents and investments, were attributable to its U.S. operations as of each of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 . The Company’s total cash and cash equivalents and investments held by various foreign subsidiaries were $57.2 billion and $53.4 billion as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , respectively, and the remaining $6.3 billion and $7.0 billion at the respective period ends were available in the United States. Property and equipment information is based on the physical location of the assets. The following table presents property and equipment information for geographic areas (in millions): April 30, July 25, Property and equipment, net: United States $ 2,823 $ 2,733 International 706 599 Total $ 3,529 $ 3,332

Net Income per Share

Net Income per Share	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Income per Share	18. Net Income per Share The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share (in millions, except per-share amounts): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Net income $ 2,349 $ 2,437 $ 7,926 $ 6,662 Weighted-average shares—basic 5,032 5,102 5,060 5,110 Effect of dilutive potential common shares 33 46 35 44 Weighted-average shares—diluted 5,065 5,148 5,095 5,154 Net income per share—basic $ 0.47 $ 0.48 $ 1.57 $ 1.30 Net income per share—diluted $ 0.46 $ 0.47 $ 1.56 $ 1.29 Antidilutive employee share-based awards, excluded 75 75 149 156 Employee equity share options, unvested shares, and similar equity instruments granted by the Company are treated as potential common shares outstanding in computing diluted earnings per share. Diluted shares outstanding include the dilutive effect of in-the-money options, unvested restricted stock, and restricted stock units. The dilutive effect of such equity awards is calculated based on the average share price for each fiscal period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount the employee must pay for exercising stock options, the amount of compensation cost for future service that the Company has not yet recognized, and the amount of tax benefits that would be recorded in additional paid-in capital when the award becomes deductible are collectively assumed to be used to repurchase shares.

Summary of Significant Accoun29

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Recent Accounting Standards or Updates Not Yet Effective	Recent Accounting Standards or Updates Not Yet Effective Revenue Recognition In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an accounting standard update related to revenue from contracts with customers, which will supersede nearly all current U.S. GAAP guidance on this topic and eliminate industry-specific guidance. The underlying principle is to recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. This accounting standard update, as amended, will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The new revenue standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal 2018. The Company expects to adopt this accounting standard update in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, and it is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Consolidation of Certain Types of Legal Entities In February 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The application of this accounting standard update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Classification of Deferred Taxes In November 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. The accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, and early adoption is permitted. The accounting standard update is a change in balance sheet presentation only. Financial Instruments In January 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that changes the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard update related to leases requiring lessees to recognize operating and financing lease liabilities on the balance sheet, as well as corresponding right-of-use assets. The new lease standard also makes some changes to lessor accounting and aligns key aspects of the lessor accounting model with the revenue recognition standard. In addition, disclosures will be required to enable users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 on a modified retrospective basis, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Share-Based Compensation In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that impacts the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The accounting standard will be effective for the Company beginning the first quarter of fiscal 2018, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be either recorded or disclosed at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it also considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. (a) Fair Value Hierarchy The accounting guidance for fair value measurement requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows: Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Supplemental Information (Table

Supplemental Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stock Repurchases Since Inception Of Program	The stock repurchases since the inception of this program and the related impacts on Cisco shareholders’ equity are summarized in the following table (in millions): Shares of Common Stock Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings Total Cisco Shareholders’ Equity Repurchases of common stock under the repurchase program 4,563 $ 23,651 $ 72,146 $ 95,797

Acquisitions and Divestitures (

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	A summary of the allocation of the total purchase consideration is presented as follows (in millions): Purchase Consideration Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed) Purchased Intangible Assets Goodwill MaintenanceNet $ 105 $ (21 ) $ 65 $ 61 OpenDNS 545 (9 ) 61 493 Lancope 410 (34 ) 121 323 Acano 528 (27 ) 103 452 Leaba 219 (18 ) 96 141 Jasper 1,234 5 361 868 CliQr 225 (3 ) 69 159 Others (five in total) 112 (17 ) 64 65 Total $ 3,378 $ (124 ) $ 940 $ 2,562

Goodwill and Purchased Intang32

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill By Reportable Segment	Goodwill The following table presents the goodwill allocated to the Company’s reportable segments as of and during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 (in millions): Balance at Balance at July 25, 2015 Acquisitions Divestiture Other April 30, 2016 Americas $ 15,212 $ 1,607 $ (126 ) $ (80 ) $ 16,613 EMEA 5,791 554 (12 ) (31 ) 6,302 APJC 3,466 401 (3 ) (17 ) 3,847 Total $ 24,469 $ 2,562 $ (141 ) $ (128 ) $ 26,762 “Other” in the table above primarily consists of foreign currency translation, as well as immaterial purchase accounting adjustments.
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations	Purchased Intangible Assets The following table presents details of the Company’s intangible assets acquired through acquisitions completed during the nine months ended April 30, 2016 (in millions, except years): FINITE LIVES INDEFINITE LIVES TOTAL TECHNOLOGY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS OTHER IPR&D Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) Amount Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) Amount Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years) Amount Amount Amount MaintenanceNet 5.0 $ 50 5.0 $ 2 2.0 $ 2 $ 11 $ 65 OpenDNS 5.0 43 7.0 15 1.0 2 1 61 Lancope 5.0 79 6.0 29 3.0 3 10 121 Acano 5.0 9 5.0 12 0.0 — 82 103 Leaba 0.0 — 0.0 — 0.0 — 96 96 Jasper 6.0 240 7.0 75 2.0 23 23 361 CliQr 6.0 65 6.0 3 2.0 1 — 69 Others (five in total) 4.1 58 6.3 6 0.0 — — 64 Total $ 544 $ 142 $ 31 $ 223 $ 940
Schedule Of Purchased Intangible Assets	The following tables present details of the Company’s purchased intangible assets (in millions): April 30, 2016 Gross Accumulated Amortization Net Purchased intangible assets with finite lives: Technology $ 3,103 $ (1,297 ) $ 1,806 Customer relationships 1,821 (1,156 ) 665 Other 85 (36 ) 49 Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives 5,009 (2,489 ) 2,520 In-process research and development, with indefinite lives 224 — 224 Total $ 5,233 $ (2,489 ) $ 2,744 July 25, 2015 Gross Accumulated Amortization Net Purchased intangible assets with finite lives: Technology $ 3,418 $ (1,818 ) $ 1,600 Customer relationships 1,699 (971 ) 728 Other 55 (24 ) 31 Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives 5,172 (2,813 ) 2,359 In-process research and development, with indefinite lives 17 — 17 Total $ 5,189 $ (2,813 ) $ 2,376
Schedule Of Amortization Of Purchased Intangible Assets	The following table presents the amortization of purchased intangible assets (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Amortization of purchased intangible assets: Cost of sales $ 134 $ 187 $ 419 $ 618 Operating expenses 81 70 221 213 Total $ 215 $ 257 $ 640 $ 831
Schedule Of Estimated Future Amortization Expense Of Purchased Intangible Assets	The estimated future amortization expense of purchased intangible assets with finite lives as of April 30, 2016 is as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ 211 2017 742 2018 595 2019 502 2020 276 Thereafter 194 Total $ 2,520

Restructuring and Other Charg33

Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Restructuring Charges [Abstract]
Liabilities Related To Restructuring And Other Charges	The following table summarizes the activities related to the restructuring and other charges as discussed above (in millions): FISCAL 2014 PLAN FISCAL 2015 PLAN Employee Severance Other Employee Severance Other Total Liability as of July 25, 2015 $ 11 $ 14 $ 49 $ 15 $ 89 Charges — (1 ) 224 32 255 Cash payments (11 ) (3 ) (227 ) (10 ) (251 ) Non-cash items — — — (21 ) (21 ) Liability as of April 30, 2016 $ — $ 10 $ 46 $ 16 $ 72

Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

Balance Sheet Details (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Inventories	The following tables provide details of selected balance sheet items (in millions): April 30, July 25, Inventories: Raw materials $ 108 $ 114 Work in process — 2 Finished goods: Distributor inventory and deferred cost of sales 513 610 Manufactured finished goods 469 593 Total finished goods 982 1,203 Service-related spares 234 258 Demonstration systems 19 50 Total $ 1,343 $ 1,627
Property And Equipment, Net	Property and equipment, net: Gross property and equipment: Land, buildings, and building and leasehold improvements $ 4,706 $ 4,495 Computer equipment and related software 1,384 1,310 Production, engineering, and other equipment 5,700 5,753 Operating lease assets 325 372 Furniture and fixtures 527 497 Total gross property and equipment 12,642 12,427 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization (9,113 ) (9,095 ) Total $ 3,529 $ 3,332
Other Assets	Other assets: Deferred tax assets $ 1,345 $ 1,648 Investments in privately held companies 976 897 Other 827 618 Total $ 3,148 $ 3,163
Deferred Revenue	Deferred revenue: Service $ 9,866 $ 9,757 Product: Unrecognized revenue on product shipments and other deferred revenue 4,987 4,766 Cash receipts related to unrecognized revenue from two-tier distributors 419 660 Total product deferred revenue 5,406 5,426 Total $ 15,272 $ 15,183 Reported as: Current $ 9,662 $ 9,824 Noncurrent 5,610 5,359 Total $ 15,272 $ 15,183

Financing Receivables and Ope35

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]
Financing Receivables	A summary of the Company's financing receivables is presented as follows (in millions): April 30, 2016 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Gross $ 3,245 $ 2,223 $ 3,504 $ 8,972 Residual value 205 — — 205 Unearned income (178 ) — — (178 ) Allowance for credit loss (250 ) (93 ) (40 ) (383 ) Total, net $ 3,022 $ 2,130 $ 3,464 $ 8,616 Reported as: Current $ 1,495 $ 1,052 $ 2,169 $ 4,716 Noncurrent 1,527 1,078 1,295 3,900 Total, net $ 3,022 $ 2,130 $ 3,464 $ 8,616 July 25, 2015 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Gross $ 3,361 $ 1,763 $ 3,573 $ 8,697 Residual value 224 — — 224 Unearned income (190 ) — — (190 ) Allowance for credit loss (259 ) (87 ) (36 ) (382 ) Total, net $ 3,136 $ 1,676 $ 3,537 $ 8,349 Reported as: Current $ 1,468 $ 856 $ 2,167 $ 4,491 Noncurrent 1,668 820 1,370 3,858 Total, net $ 3,136 $ 1,676 $ 3,537 $ 8,349
Contractual Maturities Of The Gross Lease Receivables	Future minimum lease payments to the Company on lease receivables as of April 30, 2016 are summarized as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ 408 2017 1,430 2018 833 2019 402 2020 152 Thereafter 20 Total $ 3,245 Actual cash collections may differ from the contractual maturities due to early customer buyouts, refinancings, or defaults.
Schedule Of Internal Credit Risk Rating For Each Portfolio Segment And Class	Gross receivables, excluding residual value, less unearned income categorized by the Company’s internal credit risk rating as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 are summarized as follows (in millions): INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING April 30, 2016 1 to 4 5 to 6 7 and Higher Total Lease receivables $ 1,677 $ 1,276 $ 114 $ 3,067 Loan receivables 991 1,079 153 2,223 Financed service contracts and other 2,216 1,242 46 3,504 Total $ 4,884 $ 3,597 $ 313 $ 8,794 INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING July 25, 2015 1 to 4 5 to 6 7 and Higher Total Lease receivables $ 1,688 $ 1,342 $ 141 $ 3,171 Loan receivables 788 823 152 1,763 Financed service contracts and other 2,133 1,389 51 3,573 Total $ 4,609 $ 3,554 $ 344 $ 8,507
Schedule Of Financing Receivables By Portfolio Segment And Class Aging Analysis	The following tables present the aging analysis of gross receivables, excluding residual value and less unearned income as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 (in millions): DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED) April 30, 2016 31-60 61-90 91+ Total Past Due Current Total Nonaccrual Financing Receivables Impaired Financing Receivables Lease receivables $ 41 $ 44 $ 181 $ 266 $ 2,801 $ 3,067 $ 67 $ 65 Loan receivables 51 11 78 140 2,083 2,223 47 47 Financed service contracts and other 79 115 237 431 3,073 3,504 36 16 Total $ 171 $ 170 $ 496 $ 837 $ 7,957 $ 8,794 $ 150 $ 128 DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED) July 25, 2015 31-60 61-90 91+ Total Past Due Current Total Nonaccrual Financing Receivables Impaired Financing Receivables Lease receivables $ 90 $ 27 $ 185 $ 302 $ 2,869 $ 3,171 $ 73 $ 73 Loan receivables 21 3 25 49 1,714 1,763 32 32 Financed service contracts and other 396 152 414 962 2,611 3,573 29 9 Total $ 507 $ 182 $ 624 $ 1,313 $ 7,194 $ 8,507 $ 134 $ 114
Allowance For Credit Loss And Related Financing Receivables	The allowances for credit loss and the related financing receivables are summarized as follows (in millions): CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES Three months ended April 30, 2016 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Allowance for credit loss as of January 23, 2016 $ 248 $ 80 $ 37 $ 365 Provisions 7 8 2 17 Recoveries (write-offs), net (6 ) — — (6 ) Foreign exchange and other 1 5 1 7 Allowance for credit loss as of April 30, 2016 $ 250 $ 93 $ 40 $ 383 CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES Nine months ended April 30, 2016 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Allowance for credit loss as of July 25, 2015 $ 259 $ 87 $ 36 $ 382 Provisions 3 2 7 12 Recoveries (write-offs), net (10 ) — (4 ) (14 ) Foreign exchange and other (2 ) 4 1 3 Allowance for credit loss as of April 30, 2016 $ 250 $ 93 $ 40 $ 383 CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES Three months ended April 25, 2015 Lease Receivables Loan Receivables Financed Service Contracts and Other Total Allowance for credit loss as of January 24, 2015 $ 250 $ 85 $ 40 $ 375 Provisions (4 ) (5 ) (2 ) (11 ) Recoveries (write-offs), net (1 ) — — (1 ) Foreign exchange and other (3 ) — (1 ) (4 ) Allowance for credit loss as of April 25, 2015 $ 242 $ 80 $ 37 $ 359 CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES Nine months ended April 25, 2015 Lease Loan Financed Service Total Allowance for credit loss as of July 26, 2014 $ 233 $ 98 $ 18 $ 349 Provisions 25 (15 ) 21 31 Recoveries (write-offs), net (6 ) 1 — (5 ) Foreign exchange and other (10 ) (4 ) (2 ) (16 ) Allowance for credit loss as of April 25, 2015 $ 242 $ 80 $ 37 $ 359
Schedule of Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease	Amounts relating to equipment on operating lease assets and the associated accumulated depreciation are summarized as follows (in millions): April 30, 2016 July 25, 2015 Operating lease assets $ 325 $ 372 Accumulated depreciation (184 ) (205 ) Operating lease assets, net $ 141 $ 167
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]	Minimum future rentals on noncancelable operating leases as of April 30, 2016 are summarized as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ 54 2017 189 2018 129 2019 39 2020 8 Thereafter 5 Total $ 424

Investments (Tables)

Investments (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Summary Of Available-For-Sale Investments	The following tables summarize the Company’s available-for-sale investments (in millions): April 30, 2016 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Fixed income securities: U.S. government securities $ 24,003 $ 44 $ (3 ) $ 24,044 U.S. government agency securities 2,883 5 — 2,888 Non-U.S. government and agency securities 1,063 2 — 1,065 Corporate debt securities 23,193 160 (37 ) 23,316 U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities 1,746 16 — 1,762 Total fixed income securities 52,888 227 (40 ) 53,075 Publicly traded equity securities 1,354 218 (30 ) 1,542 Total $ 54,242 $ 445 $ (70 ) $ 54,617 July 25, 2015 Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Fixed income securities: U.S. government securities $ 29,904 $ 41 $ (6 ) $ 29,939 U.S. government agency securities 3,662 2 (1 ) 3,663 Non-U.S. government and agency securities 1,128 1 (1 ) 1,128 Corporate debt securities 15,802 34 (53 ) 15,783 U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities 1,456 8 (3 ) 1,461 Total fixed income securities 51,952 86 (64 ) 51,974 Publicly traded equity securities 1,092 480 (7 ) 1,565 Total $ 53,044 $ 566 $ (71 ) $ 53,539 Non-U.S. government and agency securities include agency and corporate debt securities that are guaranteed by non-U.S. governments.
Gross Realized Gains And Gross Realized Losses Related To Available-For-Sale Investment	The following table presents the gross realized gains and gross realized losses related to the Company’s available-for-sale investments (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Gross realized gains $ 68 $ 55 $ 119 $ 168 Gross realized losses (74 ) (11 ) (145 ) (48 ) Total $ (6 ) $ 44 $ (26 ) $ 120 The following table presents the realized net gains (losses) related to the Company’s available-for-sale investments by security type (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Net gains/(losses) on investments in publicly traded equity securities $ 25 $ 38 $ 18 $ 94 Net gains/(losses) on investments in fixed income securities (31 ) 6 (44 ) 26 Total $ (6 ) $ 44 $ (26 ) $ 120
Available-For-Sale Investments With Gross Unrealized Losses	The following tables present the breakdown of the available-for-sale investments with gross unrealized losses and the duration that those losses had been unrealized at April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 (in millions): UNREALIZED LOSSES LESS THAN 12 MONTHS UNREALIZED LOSSES 12 MONTHS OR GREATER TOTAL April 30, 2016 Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fixed income securities: U.S. government securities $ 4,315 $ (3 ) $ — $ — $ 4,315 $ (3 ) U.S. government agency securities 287 — — — 287 — Non-U.S. government and agency securities 192 — — — 192 — Corporate debt securities 5,145 (27 ) 1,089 (10 ) 6,234 (37 ) U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities 137 — 18 — 155 — Total fixed income securities 10,076 (30 ) 1,107 (10 ) 11,183 (40 ) Publicly traded equity securities 320 (30 ) — — 320 (30 ) Total $ 10,396 $ (60 ) $ 1,107 $ (10 ) $ 11,503 $ (70 ) UNREALIZED LOSSES LESS THAN 12 MONTHS UNREALIZED LOSSES 12 MONTHS OR GREATER TOTAL July 25, 2015 Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fair Value Gross Unrealized Losses Fixed income securities: U.S. government securities $ 6,412 $ (6 ) $ — $ — $ 6,412 $ (6 ) U.S. government agency securities 1,433 (1 ) — — 1,433 (1 ) Non-U.S. government and agency securities 515 (1 ) 4 — 519 (1 ) Corporate debt securities 9,552 (49 ) 312 (4 ) 9,864 (53 ) U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities 579 (3 ) — — 579 (3 ) Total fixed income securities 18,491 (60 ) 316 (4 ) 18,807 (64 ) Publicly traded equity securities 108 (7 ) 2 — 110 (7 ) Total $ 18,599 $ (67 ) $ 318 $ (4 ) $ 18,917 $ (71 )
Maturities of Fixed Income Securities	The following table summarizes the maturities of the Company’s fixed income securities as of April 30, 2016 (in millions): Amortized Cost Fair Value Less than 1 year $ 13,883 $ 13,890 Due in 1 to 2 years 17,460 17,487 Due in 2 to 5 years 19,610 19,745 Due after 5 years 1,935 1,953 Total $ 52,888 $ 53,075
Equity Method and Cost Method Investments	For such investments that were accounted for under the equity and cost method as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , the amounts are summarized in the following table (in millions): April 30, 2016 July 25, 2015 Equity method investments $ 609 $ 578 Cost method investments 367 319 Total $ 976 $ 897

Fair Value (Tables)

Fair Value (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 were as follows (in millions): APRIL 30, 2016 JULY 25, 2015 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Balance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Balance Assets: Cash equivalents: Money market funds $ 7,178 $ — $ — $ 7,178 $ 5,336 $ — $ — $ 5,336 Corporate debt securities — 3 — 3 — 14 — 14 Available-for-sale investments: U.S. government securities — 24,044 — 24,044 — 29,939 — 29,939 U.S. government agency securities — 2,888 — 2,888 — 3,663 — 3,663 Non-U.S. government and agency securities — 1,065 — 1,065 — 1,128 — 1,128 Corporate debt securities — 23,316 — 23,316 — 15,783 — 15,783 U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities — 1,762 — 1,762 — 1,461 — 1,461 Publicly traded equity securities 1,542 — — 1,542 1,565 — — 1,565 Derivative assets — 345 — 345 — 214 4 218 Total $ 8,720 $ 53,423 $ — $ 62,143 $ 6,901 $ 52,202 $ 4 $ 59,107 Liabilities: Derivative liabilities $ — $ 4 $ — $ 4 $ — $ 12 $ — $ 12 Total $ — $ 4 $ — $ 4 $ — $ 12 $ — $ 12
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]	The following table presents the Company's recognized losses for the indicated periods, for assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (in millions): LOSSES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED LOSSES FOR THE April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Investments in privately held companies (impaired) $ (7 ) $ (17 ) $ (63 ) $ (20 ) Purchased intangible assets (impaired) (7 ) (1 ) (44 ) (57 ) Property held for sale - land and buildings — (5 ) — (5 ) Total $ (14 ) $ (23 ) $ (107 ) $ (82 )

Borrowings (Tables)

Borrowings (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule Of Short-Term Debt	The following table summarizes the Company’s short-term debt (in millions, except percentages): April 30, 2016 July 25, 2015 Amount Effective Rate Amount Effective Rate Current portion of long-term debt $ 4,163 0.94 % $ 3,894 2.48 % Other short-term debt 1 2.08 % 3 2.44 % Total $ 4,164 $ 3,897
Schedule Of Long-Term Debt	The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt (in millions, except percentages): April 30, 2016 July 25, 2015 Maturity Date Amount Effective Rate Amount Effective Rate Senior notes: Floating-rate notes: Three-month LIBOR plus 0.05% September 3, 2015 $ — — $ 850 0.43% Three-month LIBOR plus 0.28% March 3, 2017 1,000 0.98% 1,000 0.63% Three-month LIBOR plus 0.60% February 21, 2018 (1) 1,000 1.30% — — Three-month LIBOR plus 0.31% June 15, 2018 900 1.01% 900 0.65% Three-month LIBOR plus 0.50% March 1, 2019 500 1.20% 500 0.84% Fixed-rate notes: 5.50% February 22, 2016 — — 3,000 3.07% 1.10% March 3, 2017 2,400 0.84% 2,400 0.59% 3.15% March 14, 2017 750 1.20% 750 0.85% 1.40% February 28, 2018 (1) 1,250 1.47% — — 1.65% June 15, 2018 1,600 1.72% 1,600 1.72% 4.95% February 15, 2019 2,000 4.76% 2,000 4.70% 1.60% February 28, 2019 (1) 1,000 1.67% — — 2.125% March 1, 2019 1,750 1.05% 1,750 0.80% 4.45% January 15, 2020 2,500 3.21% 2,500 3.01% 2.45% June 15, 2020 1,500 2.54% 1,500 2.54% 2.20% February 28, 2021 (1) 2,500 2.30% — — 2.90% March 4, 2021 500 1.21% 500 0.96% 3.00% June 15, 2022 500 1.46% 500 1.21% 2.60% February 28, 2023 (1) 500 2.68% — — 3.625% March 4, 2024 1,000 1.33% 1,000 1.08% 3.50% June 15, 2025 500 1.62% 500 1.37% 2.95% February 28, 2026 (1) 750 3.01% — — 5.90% February 15, 2039 2,000 6.11% 2,000 6.11% 5.50% January 15, 2040 2,000 5.67% 2,000 5.67% Other long-term debt — 1 2.08% Total 28,400 25,251 Unaccreted discount/issuance costs (141 ) (131 ) Hedge accounting fair value adjustments 335 231 Total $ 28,594 $ 25,351 Reported as: Current portion of long-term debt $ 4,163 $ 3,894 Long-term debt 24,431 21,457 Total $ 28,594 $ 25,351
Schedule Of Principal Payments For Long-Term Debt	As of April 30, 2016 , future principal payments for long-term debt, including the current portion, are summarized as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ — 2017 4,150 2018 4,750 2019 5,250 2020 4,000 Thereafter 10,250 Total $ 28,400

Derivative Instruments (Tables)

Derivative Instruments (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivatives Recorded At Fair Value	The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments and the line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets to which they were recorded are summarized as follows (in millions): DERIVATIVE ASSETS DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES Balance Sheet Line Item April 30, July 25, Balance Sheet Line Item April 30, July 25, Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives Other current assets $ 13 $ 10 Other current liabilities $ 3 $ 11 Interest rate derivatives Other assets 332 202 Other long-term liabilities — — Total 345 212 3 11 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives Other current assets — 2 Other current liabilities 1 1 Equity derivatives Other assets — 4 Other long-term liabilities — — Total — 6 1 1 Total $ 345 $ 218 $ 4 $ 12
Gains And Losses On Derivatives Designated As Cash Flow Hedges	The effects of the Company’s cash flow and net investment hedging instruments on other comprehensive income (OCI) and the Consolidated Statements of Operations are summarized as follows (in millions): GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION) GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION) April 30, April 25, Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives $ 21 $ (32 ) Operating expenses $ (7 ) $ (50 ) Cost of sales — service (2 ) (14 ) Total $ 21 $ (32 ) $ (9 ) $ (64 ) Derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives $ (15 ) $ 2 Other income (loss), net $ — $ — GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION) GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION) April 30, April 25, Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives $ (3 ) $ (163 ) Operating expenses $ (13 ) $ (74 ) Cost of sales — service (4 ) (20 ) Total $ (3 ) $ (163 ) $ (17 ) $ (94 ) Derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives $ (4 ) $ 46 Other income (loss), net $ — $ —
Schedule Of Derivative Fair Value Hedge Instruments Gain Loss In Statement Of Financial Performance	The effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations of derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges and the underlying hedged items is summarized as follows (in millions): GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedging Instruments Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Equity derivatives Other income (loss), net $ — $ (8 ) $ — $ 8 Interest rate derivatives Interest expense 19 (9 ) (18 ) 9 Total $ 19 $ (17 ) $ (18 ) $ 17 GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedging Instruments Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Equity derivatives Other income (loss), net $ — $ (20 ) $ — $ 20 Interest rate derivatives Interest expense 130 122 (125 ) (125 ) Total $ 130 $ 102 $ (125 ) $ (105 )
Effect Of Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Fair Value Hedges On Consolidated Statement Of Operations Summary	The effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations of derivative instruments not designated as hedges is summarized as follows (in millions): GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Line Item in Statements of Operations April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Foreign currency derivatives Other income (loss), net $ 80 $ (56 ) $ 26 $ (165 ) Total return swaps—deferred compensation Operating expenses 46 23 (8 ) 23 Equity derivatives Other income (loss), net 1 6 14 10 Total $ 127 $ (27 ) $ 32 $ (132 )
Schedule Of Notional Amounts Of Derivatives Outstanding	The notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding derivatives are summarized as follows (in millions): April 30, July 25, Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives—cash flow hedges $ 958 $ 1,201 Interest rate derivatives 9,900 11,400 Net investment hedging instruments 180 192 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency derivatives 1,925 2,023 Total return swaps—deferred compensation 470 462 Total $ 13,433 $ 15,278
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities	Information related to these offsetting arrangements is summarized as follows (in millions): April 30, 2016 Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, Gross Amounts Recognized Gross Amounts Offset Net Amounts Presented Gross Derivative Amounts Cash Collateral Net Amount Derivatives assets $ 345 $ — $ 345 $ (4 ) $ (247 ) $ 94 Derivatives liabilities $ 4 $ — $ 4 $ (4 ) $ — $ — July 25, 2015 Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, Gross Amounts Recognized Gross Amounts Offset Net Amounts Presented Gross Derivative Amounts Cash Collateral Net Amount Derivatives assets $ 218 $ — $ 218 $ (12 ) $ (124 ) $ 82 Derivatives liabilities $ 12 $ — $ 12 $ (12 ) $ — $ —

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
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 April 30, 2016 are as follows (in millions): Fiscal Year Amount 2016 (remaining three months) $ 95 2017 288 2018 220 2019 130 2020 106 Thereafter 229 Total $ 1,068
Compensation expenses related to business combinations	The following table summarizes the compensation expense related to acquisitions (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Compensation expense related to acquisitions $ 68 $ 72 $ 212 $ 264
Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability	The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability (in millions): Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, Balance at beginning of period $ 449 $ 446 Provision for warranties issued 512 517 Payments (524 ) (512 ) Divestitures (28 ) — Balance at end of period $ 409 $ 451
Schedule of Guarantor Obligations	The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at April 30, 2016 and July 25, 2015 , 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): April 30, July 25, Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees: Channel partner $ 228 $ 288 End user 104 129 Total $ 332 $ 417 Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees: Channel partner $ (98 ) $ (127 ) End user (82 ) (107 ) Total $ (180 ) $ (234 ) Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue $ 152 $ 183

Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

Shareholders' Equity (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stock Repurchase Program	A summary of the stock repurchase activity under the stock repurchase program, reported based on the trade date, is summarized as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts): Shares Repurchased Weighted- Average Price per Share Amount Repurchased Cumulative balance at July 25, 2015 4,443 $ 20.86 $ 92,679 Repurchase of common stock under the stock repurchase program (1) 120 25.93 3,118 Cumulative balance at April 30, 2016 4,563 $ 20.99 $ 95,797 (1) There were no stock repurchases pending settlement as of April 30, 2016 . There were $36 million of stock repurchases that were pending settlement as of July 25, 2015 .

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary Of Share-Based Compensation Expense	Share-based compensation expense consists primarily of expenses for stock options, stock purchase rights, restricted stock, and restricted stock units granted to employees. The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Cost of sales—product $ 21 $ 12 $ 50 $ 34 Cost of sales—service 37 44 110 115 Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales 58 56 160 149 Research and development 130 114 351 338 Sales and marketing 148 147 413 408 General and administrative 59 50 163 151 Restructuring and other charges — — 14 (2 ) Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses 337 311 941 895 Total share-based compensation expense $ 395 $ 367 $ 1,101 $ 1,044 Income tax benefit for share-based compensation $ 91 $ 88 $ 289 $ 267
Summary Of Share-Based Awards Available For Grant	A summary of share-based awards available for grant is as follows (in millions): Share-Based Awards Available for Grant BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 310 Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted (101 ) Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired 40 Shares withheld for taxes and not issued 27 BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2015 276 Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted (68 ) Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired 26 Shares withheld for taxes and not issued 26 Other 1 BALANCE AT APRIL 30, 2016 261
Summary Of Restricted Stock And Stock Unit Activity	A summary of the restricted stock and stock unit activity, which includes time-based and performance-based or market-based restricted stock units, is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts): Restricted Stock/ Stock Units Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share Aggregate Fair Value UNVESTED BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 149 $ 19.54 Granted and assumed 67 25.29 Vested (57 ) 19.82 $ 1,517 Canceled/forfeited (16 ) 20.17 UNVESTED BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2015 143 22.08 Granted and assumed 51 24.73 Vested (46 ) 20.33 $ 1,188 Canceled/forfeited (12 ) 22.75 UNVESTED BALANCE AT APRIL 30, 2016 136 $ 23.60
Summary Of Stock Option Activity	A summary of the stock option activity is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts): STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING Number Outstanding Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 187 $ 26.03 Assumed from acquisitions 1 2.60 Exercised (71 ) 21.15 Canceled/forfeited/expired (14 ) 29.68 BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2015 103 28.68 Assumed from acquisitions 18 5.14 Exercised (25 ) 19.60 Canceled/forfeited/expired (13 ) 29.62 BALANCE AT APRIL 30, 2016 83 $ 26.16
Summary Of Significant Ranges Of Outstanding And Exercisable Stock Options	The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of April 30, 2016 (in millions, except years and share prices): STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING STOCK OPTIONS EXERCISABLE Range of Exercise Prices Number Outstanding Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Years) Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share Aggregate Intrinsic Value Number Exercisable Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 0.01 – 20.00 17 6.4 $ 5.49 $ 366 6 $ 5.11 $ 138 $ 20.01 – 25.00 2 0.6 22.97 7 2 22.97 7 $ 25.01 – 30.00 7 0.7 26.88 8 7 26.88 8 $ 30.01 – 35.00 57 0.4 32.16 — 57 32.16 — Total 83 1.6 $ 26.16 $ 381 72 $ 29.12 $ 153
Schedule of Assumptions Used	The assumptions for the valuation of time-based RSUs and PRSUs are summarized as follows: RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS Three Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Number of shares granted (in millions) 2 33 1 1 Grant date fair value per share $ 24.01 $ 25.31 $ 23.32 $ 25.87 Weighted-average assumptions/inputs: Expected dividend yield 3.6 % 2.8 % 3.6 % 3.0 % Range of risk-free interest rates 0.2% – 1.1% 0.0% – 1.4% 0.2% – 1.1% 0.0% – 1.4% Range of expected volatilities for index N/A N/A N/A N/A RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Number of shares granted (in millions) 38 44 5 8 Grant date fair value per share $ 24.87 $ 24.83 $ 24.56 $ 23.97 Weighted-average assumptions/inputs: Expected dividend yield 3.2 % 2.9 % 3.0 % 3.0 % Range of risk-free interest rates 0.0% – 1.2% 0.0% – 1.8% 0.0% – 1.2% 0.0% – 1.8% Range of expected volatilities for index N/A N/A 15.3% – 54.3% 14.4% – 70.0%

Comprehensive Income (Tables)

Comprehensive Income (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Components Of AOCI, Net Of Tax	The components of AOCI, net of tax, and the other comprehensive income (loss), excluding noncontrolling interest, for the nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 are summarized as follows (in millions): Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Investments Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Cash Flow Hedging Instruments Cumulative Translation Adjustment and Actuarial Gains and Losses Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2015 $ 310 $ (16 ) $ (233 ) $ 61 Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc. (145 ) (3 ) (190 ) (338 ) (Gains) losses reclassified out of AOCI 26 17 2 45 Tax benefit (expense) 50 (2 ) (43 ) 5 BALANCE AT APRIL 30, 2016 $ 241 $ (4 ) $ (464 ) $ (227 ) Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Investments Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Cash Flow Hedging Instruments Cumulative Translation Adjustment and Actuarial Gains and Losses Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 $ 424 $ (12 ) $ 265 $ 677 Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc. 111 (163 ) (473 ) (525 ) (Gains) losses reclassified out of AOCI (120 ) 94 — (26 ) Tax benefit (expense) 8 3 50 61 BALANCE AT APRIL 25, 2015 $ 423 $ (78 ) $ (158 ) $ 187
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	The net gains (losses) reclassified out of AOCI into the Consolidated Statements of Operations, with line item location, during each period were as follows (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Comprehensive Income Components Income Before Taxes Income Before Taxes Line Item in Statements of Operations Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments $ (6 ) $ 44 $ (26 ) $ 120 Other income (loss), net Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedging instruments Foreign currency derivatives (7 ) (50 ) (13 ) (74 ) Operating expenses Foreign currency derivatives (2 ) (14 ) (4 ) (20 ) Cost of sales—service (9 ) (64 ) (17 ) (94 ) Cumulative translation adjustment and actuarial gains and losses (1 ) — (2 ) — Operating expenses Total amounts reclassified out of AOCI $ (16 ) $ (20 ) $ (45 ) $ 26

Income Taxes (Tables)

Income Taxes (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax provision [Table Text Block]	The following table provides details of income taxes (in millions, except percentages): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 April 30, 2016 April 25, 2015 Income before provision for income taxes $ 3,083 $ 3,035 $ 9,526 $ 8,268 Provision for income taxes $ 734 $ 598 $ 1,600 $ 1,606 Effective tax rate 23.8 % 19.7 % 16.8 % 19.4 %

Segment Information and Major45

Segment Information and Major Customers (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Reportable Segments	Summarized financial information by segment for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2016 and April 25, 2015 , based on the Company’s internal management system and as utilized by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), is as follows (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Revenue: Americas $ 7,062 $ 7,252 $ 21,773 $ 21,854 EMEA 3,001 3,119 9,176 9,212 APJC 1,937 1,766 5,660 5,252 Total $ 12,000 $ 12,137 $ 36,609 $ 36,318 Gross margin: Americas $ 4,684 $ 4,560 $ 14,046 $ 13,776 EMEA 1,966 1,949 5,953 5,774 APJC 1,170 1,080 3,437 3,157 Segment total 7,820 7,589 23,436 22,707 Unallocated corporate items (99 ) (64 ) (451 ) (759 ) Total $ 7,721 $ 7,525 $ 22,985 $ 21,948
Net Sales For Groups Of Similar Products And Services	The following table presents revenue for groups of similar products and services (in millions): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Revenue: Switching $ 3,447 $ 3,560 $ 10,952 $ 11,021 NGN Routing 1,894 1,999 5,532 5,712 Collaboration 1,069 974 3,203 2,915 Data Center 811 801 2,492 2,339 Service Provider Video (1) 468 914 1,980 2,561 Wireless 615 611 1,873 1,827 Security 482 412 1,429 1,283 Other 89 55 241 181 Product 8,875 9,326 27,702 27,839 Service 3,125 2,811 8,907 8,479 Total $ 12,000 $ 12,137 $ 36,609 $ 36,318 (1) Includes SP Video CPE Business revenue of zero and $519 million for the third quarters of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively and $504 million and $1,359 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Property And Equipment, Net	Property and equipment information is based on the physical location of the assets. The following table presents property and equipment information for geographic areas (in millions): April 30, July 25, Property and equipment, net: United States $ 2,823 $ 2,733 International 706 599 Total $ 3,529 $ 3,332

Net Income per Share (Tables)

Net Income per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Calculation Of Basic And Diluted Net Income Per Share	The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share (in millions, except per-share amounts): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended April 30, April 25, April 30, April 25, Net income $ 2,349 $ 2,437 $ 7,926 $ 6,662 Weighted-average shares—basic 5,032 5,102 5,060 5,110 Effect of dilutive potential common shares 33 46 35 44 Weighted-average shares—diluted 5,065 5,148 5,095 5,154 Net income per share—basic $ 0.47 $ 0.48 $ 1.57 $ 1.30 Net income per share—diluted $ 0.46 $ 0.47 $ 1.56 $ 1.29 Antidilutive employee share-based awards, excluded 75 75 149 156

Supplemental Information (Stock

Supplemental Information (Stock Repurchases Since Inception of Program) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Authorized common stock repurchase amount	$ 112,000
Cumulative stock repurchased and retired (in shares)	4,563	4,443
Repurchases of common stock under the repurchase program	$ 95,797	$ 92,679
Shares of Common Stock (in shares)
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Cumulative stock repurchased and retired (in shares)	4,563
Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Repurchases of common stock under the repurchase program	$ 23,651
Retained Earnings
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Repurchases of common stock under the repurchase program	72,146
Total Cisco Shareholders’ Equity
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Repurchases of common stock under the repurchase program	$ 95,797

Acquisitions and Divestitures48

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Summary Of Allocation Of Total Purchase Consideration) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business combinations (in numbers) | acquisitions	12
Purchase Consideration	$ 3,378
Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)	(124)
Purchased Intangible Assets	940
Goodwill	2,562
MaintenanceNet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Consideration	105
Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)	(21)
Purchased Intangible Assets	65
Goodwill	61
OpenDNS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Consideration	545
Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)	(9)
Purchased Intangible Assets	61
Goodwill	493
Lancope
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Consideration	410
Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)	(34)
Purchased Intangible Assets	121
Goodwill	323
Acano
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Consideration	528
Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)	(27)
Purchased Intangible Assets	103
Goodwill	452
Leaba
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Consideration	219
Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)	(18)
Purchased Intangible Assets	96
Goodwill	141
Jasper
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Consideration	1,234
Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)	5
Purchased Intangible Assets	361
Goodwill	868
CliQr
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase Consideration	225
Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)	(3)
Purchased Intangible Assets	69
Goodwill	$ 159
Others (five in total)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business combinations (in numbers)	5
Purchase Consideration	$ 112
Net Tangible Assets Acquired (Liabilities Assumed)	(17)
Purchased Intangible Assets	64
Goodwill	$ 65

Acquisitions and Divestitures49

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Additional Information Acquisitions) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)acquisitions	Apr. 25, 2015USD ($)
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Number of business combinations (in numbers) | acquisitions		12
Acquired Cash and Cash Equivalents		$ 44
Purchase Consideration		3,378
General and administrative
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs		29	$ 5
MaintenanceNet
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Aug. 6, 2015
Purchase Consideration		105
OpenDNS
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Aug. 26, 2015
Purchase Consideration		545
Lancope
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Dec. 21, 2015
Purchase Consideration		410
Acano
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Jan. 29, 2016
Purchase Consideration		528
Leaba
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Mar. 3, 2016
Purchase Consideration		219
Jasper
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Mar. 18, 2016
Purchase Consideration		1,234
CliQr
Supplementary Information [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Apr. 15, 2016
Purchase Consideration		$ 225

Acquisitions and Divestitures50

Acquisitions and Divestitures (Additional Information- Divestitures) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	$ 372	$ 0
Client premises equipment portion of SPV connected devices BU [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Date	Nov. 20, 2015
Sale Considerations (Cash and Stock)	$ 542
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	372
Divestiture, Amount of Consideration Received (Stock)	170
Divestiture, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	$ 285

Goodwill and Purchased Intang51

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Goodwill By Reportable Segments) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance (Beg)	$ 24,469
Acquisitions	2,562
Divestiture	(141)
Other	(128)
Balance (End)	26,762
Americas
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance (Beg)	15,212
Acquisitions	1,607
Divestiture	(126)
Other	(80)
Balance (End)	16,613
EMEA
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance (Beg)	5,791
Acquisitions	554
Divestiture	(12)
Other	(31)
Balance (End)	6,302
APJC
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance (Beg)	3,466
Acquisitions	401
Divestiture	(3)
Other	(17)
Balance (End)	$ 3,847

Goodwill and Purchased Intang52

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	$ 940
MaintenanceNet
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	65
OpenDNS
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	61
Lancope
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	121
Acano
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	103
Leaba
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	96
Jasper
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	361
CliQr
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	69
Others (five in total)
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	64
Total
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	940
IPR&D
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	223
IPR&D | MaintenanceNet
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	11
IPR&D | OpenDNS
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	1
IPR&D | Lancope
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	10
IPR&D | Acano
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	82
IPR&D | Leaba
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	96
IPR&D | Jasper
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	23
IPR&D | CliQr
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	0
IPR&D | Others (five in total)
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	0
TECHNOLOGY
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	$ 544
TECHNOLOGY | MaintenanceNet
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	5 years
Amount	$ 50
TECHNOLOGY | OpenDNS
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	5 years
Amount	$ 43
TECHNOLOGY | Lancope
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	5 years
Amount	$ 79
TECHNOLOGY | Acano
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	5 years
Amount	$ 9
TECHNOLOGY | Leaba
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	0 years
Amount	$ 0
TECHNOLOGY | Jasper
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	6 years
Amount	$ 240
TECHNOLOGY | CliQr
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	6 years
Amount	$ 65
TECHNOLOGY | Others (five in total)
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	4 years 1 month 6 days
Amount	$ 58
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	$ 142
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS | MaintenanceNet
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	5 years
Amount	$ 2
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS | OpenDNS
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	7 years
Amount	$ 15
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS | Lancope
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	6 years
Amount	$ 29
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS | Acano
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	5 years
Amount	$ 12
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS | Leaba
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	0 years
Amount	$ 0
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS | Jasper
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	7 years
Amount	$ 75
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS | CliQr
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	6 years
Amount	$ 3
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS | Others (five in total)
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	6 years 3 months 18 days
Amount	$ 6
OTHER
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Amount	$ 31
OTHER | MaintenanceNet
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	2 years
Amount	$ 2
OTHER | OpenDNS
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	1 year
Amount	$ 2
OTHER | Lancope
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	3 years
Amount	$ 3
OTHER | Acano
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	0 years
Amount	$ 0
OTHER | Leaba
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	0 years
Amount	$ 0
OTHER | Jasper
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	2 years
Amount	$ 23
OTHER | CliQr
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	2 years
Amount	$ 1
OTHER | Others (five in total)
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)	0 years
Amount	$ 0

Goodwill and Purchased Intang53

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Purchased Intangible Assets With Finite And Indefinite Lives) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross	$ 5,009	$ 5,172
Accumulated Amortization	(2,489)	(2,813)
Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives, net	2,520	2,359
In-process research and development, with indefinite lives	224	17
Total finite and indefinite lives Intangible assets, Gross	5,233	5,189
Total finite and indefinite lives intangible assets, net	2,744	2,376
TECHNOLOGY
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross	3,103	3,418
Accumulated Amortization	(1,297)	(1,818)
Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives, net	1,806	1,600
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross	1,821	1,699
Accumulated Amortization	(1,156)	(971)
Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives, net	665	728
OTHER
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross	85	55
Accumulated Amortization	(36)	(24)
Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives, net	$ 49	$ 31

Goodwill and Purchased Intang54

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Amortization Of Purchased Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Acquired Intangible Asset Amortization by Statement of Operations Class [Line Items]
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	$ 81	$ 70	$ 221	$ 213
Cost of sales
Acquired Intangible Asset Amortization by Statement of Operations Class [Line Items]
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	134	187	419	618
Operating expenses
Acquired Intangible Asset Amortization by Statement of Operations Class [Line Items]
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	81	70	221	213
Total
Acquired Intangible Asset Amortization by Statement of Operations Class [Line Items]
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	$ 215	$ 257	$ 640	$ 831

Goodwill and Purchased Intang55

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Estimated Future Amortization Expense Of Purchased Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]
2016 (remaining three months)	$ 211
2,017	742
2,018	595
2,019	502
2,020	276
Thereafter	194
Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives, net	$ 2,520	$ 2,359

Goodwill and Purchased Intang56

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Oct. 25, 2014	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Jul. 25, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment	$ 7	$ 1		$ 44	$ 57
Cost of Goods Sold	$ 3,214	$ 3,584		$ 10,547	$ 11,309
Rockstar Consortium
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Settlement of Patent Infringement Claims (Include capitalized and expensed portion)						$ 300
Cost of Goods Sold			$ 188

Restructuring and Other Charg57

Restructuring and Other Charges (Schedule Of Activities Related To Restructuring And Other Charges) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability as of beginning period	$ 89
Gross charges	255
Cash payments	(251)
Non-cash items	(21)
Liability as of ending period	72
FISCAL 2014 PLAN | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability as of beginning period	11
Gross charges	0
Cash payments	(11)
Non-cash items	0
Liability as of ending period	0
FISCAL 2014 PLAN | Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability as of beginning period	14
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	(1)
Cash payments	(3)
Non-cash items	0
Liability as of ending period	10
FISCAL 2015 PLAN | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability as of beginning period	49
Gross charges	224
Cash payments	(227)
Non-cash items	0
Liability as of ending period	46
FISCAL 2015 PLAN | Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability as of beginning period	15
Gross charges	32
Cash payments	(10)
Non-cash items	(21)
Liability as of ending period	$ 16

Restructuring and Other Charg58

Restructuring and Other Charges (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges			$ 255
FISCAL 2015 PLAN
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative restructuring charges	$ 743		743
FISCAL 2015 PLAN | Cost of Sales and Operating Expenses
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	18	$ 24	254	$ 411
FISCAL 2015 PLAN | Cost of sales
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Credit to cost of sales			2
FISCAL 2015 PLAN | Expected Maximum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	750		750
FISCAL 2014 PLAN
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Credit to cost of sales	1	$ 0	1	$ 0
Cumulative restructuring charges	$ 417		$ 417

Balance Sheet Details (Details)

Balance Sheet Details (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Inventories:
Raw materials	$ 108	$ 114
Work in process	0	2
Distributor inventory and deferred cost of sales	513	610
Manufactured finished goods	469	593
Total finished goods	982	1,203
Service-related spares	234	258
Demonstration systems	19	50
Total	1,343	1,627
Property and equipment, net:
Land, buildings, and building and leasehold improvements	4,706	4,495
Computer equipment and related software	1,384	1,310
Production, engineering, and other equipment	5,700	5,753
Operating lease assets	325	372
Furniture and fixtures	527	497
Property, plant and equipment, gross	12,642	12,427
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(9,113)	(9,095)
Total	3,529	3,332
Other assets:
Deferred tax assets	1,345	1,648
Investments in privately held companies	976	897
Other	827	618
Total	3,148	3,163
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Deferred revenue:	15,272	15,183
Current	9,662	9,824
Noncurrent	5,610	5,359
Service
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Deferred revenue:	9,866	9,757
Product:
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Deferred revenue:	5,406	5,426
Product: | Unrecognized revenue on product shipments and other deferred revenue
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Deferred revenue:	4,987	4,766
Product: | Cash receipts related to unrecognized revenue from two-tier distributors
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Deferred revenue:	$ 419	$ 660

Financing Receivables and Ope60

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Schedule Of Financing Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 23, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015	Apr. 25, 2015	Jan. 24, 2015	Jul. 26, 2014
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Allowance for credit loss	$ (383)	$ (365)	$ (382)	$ (359)	$ (375)	$ (349)
Current	4,716		4,491
Deferred revenue:	15,272		15,183
Lease Receivables
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Gross	3,245		3,361
Residual value	205		224
Unearned income	(178)		(190)
Allowance for credit loss	(250)		(259)
Current	1,495		1,468
Noncurrent	1,527		1,668
Total, net	3,022		3,136
Loan Receivables
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Gross	2,223		1,763
Residual value	0		0
Unearned income	0		0
Allowance for credit loss	(93)		(87)
Current	1,052		856
Noncurrent	1,078		820
Total, net	2,130		1,676
Financed Service Contracts and Other
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Gross	3,504		3,573
Residual value	0		0
Unearned income	0		0
Allowance for credit loss	(40)		(36)
Current	2,169		2,167
Noncurrent	1,295		1,370
Total, net	3,464		3,537
Total
Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Gross	8,972		8,697
Residual value	205		224
Unearned income	(178)		(190)
Allowance for credit loss	(383)		(382)
Current	4,716		4,491
Noncurrent	3,900		3,858
Total, net	$ 8,616		$ 8,349

Financing Receivables and Ope61

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Schedule Of Contractual Maturities Of Gross Lease Receivables) (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Abstract]
2016 (remaining three months)	$ 408
2,017	1,430
2,018	833
2,019	402
2,020	152
Thereafter	20
Total	$ 3,245

Financing Receivables and Ope62

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Schedule Of Financing Receivables Categorized By Internal Credit Risk Rating) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	$ 8,794	$ 8,507
1 to 4
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	4,884	4,609
5 to 6
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	3,597	3,554
7 and Higher
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	313	344
Total
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	8,794	8,507
Lease Receivables | 1 to 4
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	1,677	1,688
Lease Receivables | 5 to 6
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	1,276	1,342
Lease Receivables | 7 and Higher
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	114	141
Lease Receivables | Total
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	3,067	3,171
Loan Receivables | 1 to 4
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	991	788
Loan Receivables | 5 to 6
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	1,079	823
Loan Receivables | 7 and Higher
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	153	152
Loan Receivables | Total
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	2,223	1,763
Financed Service Contracts and Other | 1 to 4
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	2,216	2,133
Financed Service Contracts and Other | 5 to 6
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	1,242	1,389
Financed Service Contracts and Other | 7 and Higher
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	46	51
Financed Service Contracts and Other | Total
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross receivables less unearned income	$ 3,504	$ 3,573

Financing Receivables and Ope63

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Schedule Of Aging Analysis Of Financing Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	$ 837	$ 1,313
Current	7,957	7,194
Total	8,794	8,507
Nonaccrual Financing Receivables	150	134
Impaired Financing Receivables	128	114
Past due 31-60 days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	171	507
Past due 61-90 days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	170	182
Past due 91 or above days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	496	624
Lease Receivables
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	266	302
Current	2,801	2,869
Total	3,067	3,171
Nonaccrual Financing Receivables	67	73
Impaired Financing Receivables	65	73
Lease Receivables | Past due 31-60 days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	41	90
Lease Receivables | Past due 61-90 days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	44	27
Lease Receivables | Past due 91 or above days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	181	185
Loan Receivables
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	140	49
Current	2,083	1,714
Total	2,223	1,763
Nonaccrual Financing Receivables	47	32
Impaired Financing Receivables	47	32
Loan Receivables | Past due 31-60 days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	51	21
Loan Receivables | Past due 61-90 days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	11	3
Loan Receivables | Past due 91 or above days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	78	25
Financed Service Contracts and Other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	431	962
Current	3,073	2,611
Total	3,504	3,573
Nonaccrual Financing Receivables	36	29
Impaired Financing Receivables	16	9
Financed Service Contracts and Other | Past due 31-60 days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	79	396
Financed Service Contracts and Other | Past due 61-90 days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	115	152
Financed Service Contracts and Other | Past due 91 or above days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due Amount	$ 237	$ 414

Financing Receivables and Ope64

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Summary Of Allowances For Credit Loss And Related Financing Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Allowance for credit loss as of	$ 365	$ 375	$ 382	$ 349
Provisions	17	(11)	12	31
(Write-offs, net)	(6)	(1)	(14)	(5)
Foreign exchange and other	7	(4)	3	(16)
Allowance for credit loss as of	383	359	383	359
Lease Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Allowance for credit loss as of	248	250	259	233
Provisions	7	(4)	3	25
(Write-offs, net)	(6)	(1)	(10)	(6)
Foreign exchange and other	1	(3)	(2)	(10)
Allowance for credit loss as of	250	242	250	242
Loan Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Allowance for credit loss as of	80	85	87	98
Provisions	8	(5)	2	(15)
Recoveries, net	0	0	0	1
Foreign exchange and other	5	0	4	(4)
Allowance for credit loss as of	93	80	93	80
Financed Service Contracts and Other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Allowance for credit loss as of	37	40	36	18
Provisions	2	(2)	7	21
(Write-offs, net)	0	0	(4)	0
Foreign exchange and other	1	(1)	1	(2)
Allowance for credit loss as of	$ 40	$ 37	$ 40	$ 37

Financing Receivables and Ope65

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Operating Lease Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Operating lease [Abstract]
Operating lease assets	$ 325	$ 372
Accumulated depreciation	(184)	(205)
Operating lease assets, net	$ 141	$ 167

Financing Receivables and Ope66

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases Minimum future rental payments (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)
Minimum Future Rental Payment [Abstract]
2016 (remaining three months)	$ 54
2,017	189
2,018	129
2,019	39
2,020	8
Thereafter	5
Total	$ 424

Financing Receivables and Ope67

Financing Receivables and Operating Leases (Additional Information) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)Rating	Jul. 25, 2015USD ($)
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Average lease term (in years)	4 years
Deferred revenue:	$ 15,272	$ 15,272	$ 15,183
Financing receivable, allowance for credit loss and deferred revenue	2,225	2,225	2,253
Total financing receivables before allowance for credit loss	$ 8,999	8,999	8,731
Threshold for past due receivables (in days)	31 days
Unbilled or current financing receivables included in greater than 91 days plus past due	$ 298	298	496
Financing Receivable, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	$ 165	$ 165	70
Investment Credit Risk Ratings Range Lowest | Rating		1
Investment Credit Risk Ratings Range Highest | Rating		10
Rating at or higher when receivables deemed impaired | Rating		8
Maximum
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Loan receivables term (in years)	3 years
Financed Service Contracts and Other | Minimum
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Financed service contracts term (in years)	1 year
Financed Service Contracts and Other | Maximum
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Financed service contracts term (in years)	3 years
Investment-grade ratings | Minimum
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest	1
Investment-grade ratings | Maximum
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest	4
Non-investment grade ratings | Minimum
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest	5
Non-investment grade ratings | Maximum
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest	6
Substandard | Minimum
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Financing credit risk rating-investment-lowest	7
Financed Service Contracts and Other
Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Line Items]
Deferred revenue:	$ 1,822	$ 1,822	$ 1,853

Investments (Summary Of Availab

Investments (Summary Of Available-For-Sale Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Available-for-sale investments: [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 54,242	$ 53,044
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	445	566
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(70)	(71)
Fair Value	54,617	53,539
Total fixed income securities
Available-for-sale investments: [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	52,888	51,952
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	227	86
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(40)	(64)
Fair Value	53,075	51,974
Total fixed income securities | U.S. government securities
Available-for-sale investments: [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	24,003	29,904
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	44	41
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(3)	(6)
Fair Value	24,044	29,939
Total fixed income securities | U.S. government agency securities
Available-for-sale investments: [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,883	3,662
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	5	2
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0	(1)
Fair Value	2,888	3,663
Total fixed income securities | Non-U.S. government and agency securities
Available-for-sale investments: [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,063	1,128
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	2	1
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0	(1)
Fair Value	1,065	1,128
Total fixed income securities | Corporate debt securities
Available-for-sale investments: [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	23,193	15,802
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	160	34
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(37)	(53)
Fair Value	23,316	15,783
Total fixed income securities | U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
Available-for-sale investments: [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,746	1,456
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	16	8
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0	(3)
Fair Value	1,762	1,461
Publicly traded equity securities
Available-for-sale investments: [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,354	1,092
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	218	480
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(30)	(7)
Fair Value	$ 1,542	$ 1,565

Investments (Gross Realized Gai

Investments (Gross Realized Gains And Gross Realized Losses Related To Available-For-Sale Investment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Investments [Abstract]
Gross realized gains	$ 68	$ 55	$ 119	$ 168
Gross realized losses	(74)	(11)	(145)	(48)
Total	$ (6)	$ 44	$ (26)	$ 120

Investments (Realized Net Gains

Investments (Realized Net Gains (Losses) Related To Available-For-Sale Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total	$ (6)	$ 44	$ (26)	$ 120
Net gains/(losses) on investments in publicly traded equity securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total	25	38	18	94
Net gains/(losses) on investments in fixed income securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total	$ (31)	$ 6	$ (44)	$ 26

Investments (Available-For-Sale

Investments (Available-For-Sale Investments With Gross Unrealized Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses less than 12 months	$ 10,396	$ 18,599
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(60)	(67)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses12 months or greater	1,107	318
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(10)	(4)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses	11,503	18,917
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(70)	(71)
Publicly traded equity securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses less than 12 months	320	108
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(30)	(7)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses12 months or greater	0	2
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	0	0
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses	320	110
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(30)	(7)
Total fixed income securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses less than 12 months	10,076	18,491
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(30)	(60)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses12 months or greater	1,107	316
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(10)	(4)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses	11,183	18,807
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(40)	(64)
Total fixed income securities | U.S. government securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses less than 12 months	4,315	6,412
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(3)	(6)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses12 months or greater	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	0	0
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses	4,315	6,412
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(3)	(6)
Total fixed income securities | U.S. government agency securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses less than 12 months	287	1,433
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	0	(1)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses12 months or greater	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	0	0
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses	287	1,433
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	0	(1)
Total fixed income securities | Non-U.S. government and agency securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses less than 12 months	192	515
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	0	(1)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses12 months or greater	0	4
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	0	0
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses	192	519
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	0	(1)
Total fixed income securities | Corporate debt securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses less than 12 months	5,145	9,552
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(27)	(49)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses12 months or greater	1,089	312
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(10)	(4)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses	6,234	9,864
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(37)	(53)
Total fixed income securities | U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses less than 12 months	137	579
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	0	(3)
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses12 months or greater	18	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	0	0
Fair value of investment securities with unrealized losses	155	579
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ 0	$ (3)

Investments (Maturities Of Fixe

Investments (Maturities Of Fixed Income Securities) (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 52,888
Fair Value	53,075
Less than 1 year
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	13,883
Fair Value	13,890
Due in 1 to 2 years
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	17,460
Fair Value	17,487
Due in 2 to 5 years
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	19,610
Fair Value	19,745
Due after 5 years
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,935
Fair Value	$ 1,953

Investments (Equity Method and

Investments (Equity Method and Cost Method Investment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Equity method investments	$ 609	$ 578
Cost method investments	367	319
Total	$ 976	$ 897

Investments (Additional Informa

Investments (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Jul. 25, 2015
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Impairment charges on available-for-sale investments	$ 0	$ 0	$ 3,000,000	$ 0
Other than temporary impairment, credit losses recognized in earnings, credit losses on debt securities held	0		0
Average daily balance of securities lending			$ 900,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Fair Value Of Securities Received As Collateral That Can Be Resold Or RePledged Percentage			102.00%	102.00%
Secured lending transactions outstanding	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

Fair Value (Assets and Liabilit

Fair Value (Assets and Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	$ 62,143	$ 59,107
Derivative assets
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	345	218
Derivative Liabilities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities	4	12
Cash Equivalents | Money market funds
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	7,178	5,336
Cash Equivalents | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	3	14
Available-for-sale Investments | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	23,316	15,783
Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. government securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	24,044	29,939
Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. government agency securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	2,888	3,663
Available-for-sale Investments | Non-U.S. government and agency securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	1,065	1,128
Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	1,762	1,461
Available-for-sale Investments | Publicly traded equity securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	1,542	1,565
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	8,720	6,901
Level 1 | Derivative assets
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Derivative Liabilities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities	0	0
Level 1 | Cash Equivalents | Money market funds
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	7,178	5,336
Level 1 | Cash Equivalents | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Available-for-sale Investments | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. government securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. government agency securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Available-for-sale Investments | Non-U.S. government and agency securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Available-for-sale Investments | Publicly traded equity securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	1,542	1,565
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	53,423	52,202
Level 2 | Derivative assets
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	345	214
Level 2 | Derivative Liabilities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities	4	12
Level 2 | Cash Equivalents | Money market funds
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Cash Equivalents | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	3	14
Level 2 | Available-for-sale Investments | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	23,316	15,783
Level 2 | Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. government securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	24,044	29,939
Level 2 | Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. government agency securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	2,888	3,663
Level 2 | Available-for-sale Investments | Non-U.S. government and agency securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	1,065	1,128
Level 2 | Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	1,762	1,461
Level 2 | Available-for-sale Investments | Publicly traded equity securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	4
Level 3 | Derivative assets
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	4
Level 3 | Derivative Liabilities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities	0	0
Level 3 | Cash Equivalents | Money market funds
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Cash Equivalents | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Available-for-sale Investments | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. government securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. government agency securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Available-for-sale Investments | Non-U.S. government and agency securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Available-for-sale Investments | U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Level 3 | Available-for-sale Investments | Publicly traded equity securities
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets	$ 0	$ 0

Fair Value (Fair Value, Nonrecu

Fair Value (Fair Value, Nonrecurring Measurement) (Details) - Level 3 - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gains (losses) for assets measured on a nonrecurring basis	$ (14)	$ (23)	$ (107)	$ (82)
Investments In Privately Held Companies (impaired) | Other Income (loss), net
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gains (losses) for assets measured on a nonrecurring basis	(7)	(17)	(63)	(20)
Purchased Intangible Assets (impaired) | Cost of Sales and Operating Expenses
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gains (losses) for assets measured on a nonrecurring basis	(7)	(1)	(44)	(57)
Property held for sale- land and buildings (impaired) | General and administrative
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gains (losses) for assets measured on a nonrecurring basis	$ 0	$ (5)	$ 0	$ (5)

Fair Value (Additional Informat

Fair Value (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Jul. 25, 2015
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Senior notes, carrying value	$ 28,594		$ 28,594		$ 25,351
Level 2
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Senior notes, fair value	30,600		30,600		26,600
Senior notes, carrying value	28,600		28,600		25,400
Level 3
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Gains (losses) for assets measured on a nonrecurring basis	14	$ 23	107	$ 82
Long term loan receivables and financed service contracts and others carrying value	2,400		2,400		2,200
Remaining carrying value of impaired investments | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	20	4	20	4
Remaining carrying value of impaired purchased intangibles | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0	0	0
Remaining carrying value of property held for sale
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	$ 11	0	$ 11
Investments In Privately Held Companies
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Carrying Value, Cost Method Investments	$ 367		$ 367		$ 319

Borrowings (Schedule Of Short-T

Borrowings (Schedule Of Short-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amount	$ 4,164	$ 3,897
Current portion of long-term debt
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amount	$ 4,163	$ 3,894
Effective Rate	0.94%	2.48%
Other short-term debt
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amount	$ 1	$ 3
Effective Rate	2.08%	2.44%

Borrowings (Schedule Of Long-Te

Borrowings (Schedule Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total		$ 28,400	$ 25,251
Unaccreted discount/issuance costs		(141)	(131)
Hedge accounting fair value adjustments		335	231
Total		28,594	25,351
Current portion of long-term debt		4,163	3,894
Long-term debt		$ 24,431	$ 21,457
Floating Rate Notes 3-month Libor Plus 0.05% Due September 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Sep. 3, 2015	Sep. 3, 2015
Notes		$ 0	$ 850
Three-month LIBOR plus this Percentage (in %)		0.00%	0.05%
Effective Rate		0.00%	0.43%
Floating Rate Notes 3-month Libor Plus 0.28% Due March 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Mar. 3, 2017	Mar. 3, 2017
Notes		$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Three-month LIBOR plus this Percentage (in %)		0.28%	0.28%
Effective Rate		0.98%	0.63%
Floating Rate Notes 3-month Libor Plus 0.60% Due February 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Feb. 21, 2018
Notes	[1]	$ 1,000
Three-month LIBOR plus this Percentage (in %)		0.60%
Effective Rate		1.30%
Floating Rate Notes 3-month Libor Plus 0.31% Due June 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Jun. 15, 2018	Jun. 15, 2018
Notes		$ 900	$ 900
Three-month LIBOR plus this Percentage (in %)		0.31%	0.31%
Effective Rate		1.01%	0.65%
Floating rate notes 3-month Libor plus 0.50% due March 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Mar. 1, 2019	Mar. 1, 2019
Notes		$ 500	$ 500
Three-month LIBOR plus this Percentage (in %)		0.50%	0.50%
Effective Rate		1.20%	0.84%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 5.5%, Due February 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Feb. 22, 2016	Feb. 22, 2016
Notes		$ 0	$ 3,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.50%	5.50%
Effective Rate		0.00%	3.07%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 1.1%, Due March 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Mar. 3, 2017	Mar. 3, 2017
Notes		$ 2,400	$ 2,400
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.10%	1.10%
Effective Rate		0.84%	0.59%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 3.15%, Due March 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Mar. 14, 2017	Mar. 14, 2017
Notes		$ 750	$ 750
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.15%	3.15%
Effective Rate		1.20%	0.85%
Fixed Rate Notes, 1.4%, Due February 28, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Feb. 28, 2018
Notes	[1]	$ 1,250
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.40%
Effective Rate		1.47%
Fixed rate notes 1.65% due June 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Jun. 15, 2018	Jun. 15, 2018
Notes		$ 1,600	$ 1,600
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.65%	1.65%
Effective Rate		1.72%	1.72%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 4.95%, Due February 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Feb. 15, 2019	Feb. 15, 2019
Notes		$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.95%	4.95%
Effective Rate		4.76%	4.70%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 1.60%, Due February 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Feb. 28, 2019
Notes	[1]	$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.60%
Effective Rate		1.67%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 2.125%, Due March 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Mar. 1, 2019	Mar. 1, 2019
Notes		$ 1,750	$ 1,750
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.125%	2.125%
Effective Rate		1.05%	0.80%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 4.45%, Due January 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Jan. 15, 2020	Jan. 15, 2020
Notes		$ 2,500	$ 2,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.45%	4.45%
Effective Rate		3.21%	3.01%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 2.45%, Due June 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Jun. 15, 2020	Jun. 15, 2020
Notes		$ 1,500	$ 1,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.45%	2.45%
Effective Rate		2.54%	2.54%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 2.2%, Due February 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Feb. 28, 2021
Notes	[1]	$ 2,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.20%
Effective Rate		2.30%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 2.90%, Due March 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Mar. 4, 2021	Mar. 4, 2021
Notes		$ 500	$ 500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.90%	2.90%
Effective Rate		1.21%	0.96%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 3.0 %, Due June 15, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Jun. 15, 2022	Jun. 15, 2022
Notes		$ 500	$ 500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.00%	3.00%
Effective Rate		1.46%	1.21%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 2.6%, Due February, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Feb. 28, 2023
Notes	[1]	$ 500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.60%
Effective Rate		2.68%
Fixed-Rate Notes,3.625%, Due March 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Mar. 4, 2024	Mar. 4, 2024
Notes		$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.625%	3.625%
Effective Rate		1.33%	1.08%
Fixed-Rate Notes,3.5%, Due June 15, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Jun. 15, 2025	Jun. 15, 2025
Notes		$ 500	$ 500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.50%	3.50%
Effective Rate		1.62%	1.37%
Fixed-Rate Notes,2.95%, Due February, 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Feb. 28, 2026
Notes	[1]	$ 750
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.95%
Effective Rate		3.01%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 5.9%, Due February 2039
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Feb. 15, 2039	Feb. 15, 2039
Notes		$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.90%	5.90%
Effective Rate		6.11%	6.11%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 5.5%, Due January 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Jan. 15, 2040	Jan. 15, 2040
Notes		$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.50%	5.50%
Effective Rate		5.67%	5.67%
Other long-term debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other long-term debt		$ 0	$ 1
Effective Rate			2.08%
[1]	In February 2016, the Company issued senior notes for an aggregate principal amount of $7.0 billion.

Borrowings (Schedule Of Future

Borrowings (Schedule Of Future Principal Payments For Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2016 (remaining three months)	$ 0
2,017	4,150
2,018	4,750
2,019	5,250
2,020	4,000
Thereafter	10,250
Total	$ 28,400	$ 25,251

Borrowings (Additional Informat

Borrowings (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 22, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Oct. 24, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Jul. 25, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Senior Debt				$ 3,863	$ 507
Commercial paper, maximum borrowing limit		$ 3,000		3,000
Commercial Paper		0		0		$ 0
Derivative, Notional Amount		13,433		13,433		15,278
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding		0		0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Interest rate derivatives
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount		9,900		9,900		11,400
Floating Rate Notes 3-month Libor Plus 0.05% Due September 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		$ 0		0		$ 850
Repayments of Senior Debt			$ 850
Interest rate based on % above pre-defined market rate		0.00%				0.05%
Fixed-Rate Notes, 5.5%, Due February 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		$ 0		0		$ 3,000
Repayments of Senior Debt	$ 3,000
Aggregate debt issuance in February 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		7,000		7,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity		3,000		$ 3,000
Maturity date				May 15, 2020
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description				Any advances under the credit agreement will accrue interest at rates that are equal to, based on certain conditions, either (i) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) Bank of America’s “prime rate” as announced from time to time, or (c) LIBOR or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (“Eurocurrency Rate”) for an interest period of one-month plus 1.00%, or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate, plus a margin that is based on the Company’s senior debt credit ratings as published by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., provided that in no event will the Eurocurrency Rate be less than zero. The credit agreement requires the Company to comply with certain covenants, including that it maintain an interest coverage ratio as defined in the agreement.
Additional credit facility upon agreement		$ 2,000		$ 2,000
Additional unsecured revolving credit facility maturity date				May 15, 2022
Unsecured revolving credit facility | Federal fund rate plus 0.50% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate based on % above pre-defined market rate		0.50%
Unsecured revolving credit facility | One-month LIBOR plus 1%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate based on % above pre-defined market rate		1.00%

Derivative Instruments (Derivat

Derivative Instruments (Derivatives Recorded At Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE ASSETS	$ 345	$ 218
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES	4	12
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE ASSETS	345	212
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES	3	11
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives | Other current assets
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE ASSETS	13	10
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives | Other current liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES	3	11
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Interest rate derivatives | Other assets
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE ASSETS	332	202
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Interest rate derivatives | Other long-term liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE ASSETS	0	6
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES	1	1
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives | Other current assets
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE ASSETS	0	2
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives | Other current liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES	1	1
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | Equity derivatives | Other assets
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE ASSETS	0	4
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | Equity derivatives | Other long-term liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES	$ 0	$ 0

Derivative Instruments (Effect

Derivative Instruments (Effect Of Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges On Other Comprehensive Income And Consolidated Statements Of Operations Summary) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Derivative [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION)	$ 21	$ (32)	$ (3)	$ (163)
GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION)	(9)	(64)	(17)	(94)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION)	21	(32)	(3)	(163)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives | Operating expenses
Derivative [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION)	(7)	(50)	(13)	(74)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives | Cost of sales—service
Derivative [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION)	(2)	(14)	(4)	(20)
Derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION)	(15)	2	(4)	46
Derivatives designated as net investment hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives | Other income (loss), net
Derivative [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED (EFFECTIVE PORTION)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Derivative Instruments (Effec84

Derivative Instruments (Effect Of Derivative Instruments Designated As Fair Value Hedges And Underlying Hedged Items On Consolidated Statements Of Operations) (Details) - Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedging Instruments - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Hedge Underlying Gain Loss [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED	$ 19	$ (17)	$ 130	$ 102
GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED	(18)	17	(125)	(105)
Equity derivatives | Other income (loss), net
Hedge Underlying Gain Loss [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED	0	(8)	0	(20)
GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED	0	8	0	20
Interest rate derivatives | Interest expense
Hedge Underlying Gain Loss [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED	19	(9)	130	122
GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED	$ (18)	$ 9	$ (125)	$ (125)

Derivative Instruments (Effec85

Derivative Instruments (Effect Of Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedges On Consolidated Statement Of Operations Summary) (Details) - Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE PERIOD	$ 127	$ (27)	$ 32	$ (132)
Foreign currency derivatives | Other income (loss), net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE PERIOD	80	(56)	26	(165)
Total return swaps—deferred compensation | Operating expenses
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE PERIOD	46	23	(8)	23
Equity derivatives | Other income (loss), net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE PERIOD	$ 1	$ 6	$ 14	$ 10

Derivative Instruments (Schedul

Derivative Instruments (Schedule Of Notional Amounts Of Derivatives Outstanding) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivatives	$ 13,433	$ 15,278
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivatives	958	1,201
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Interest rate derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivatives	9,900	11,400
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Net investment hedging instruments
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivatives	180	192
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | Foreign currency derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivatives	1,925	2,023
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | Total return swaps—deferred compensation
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivatives	$ 470	$ 462

Derivative Instruments (Offsett

Derivative Instruments (Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets	$ 345	$ 218
Gross Amounts Offset in Consolidated Balance Sheets	0	0
Net Amount Presented on Consolidated Balance Sheets	345	218
Gross Derivative Amounts with Legal Rights to Offset	(4)	(12)
Cash Collateral Received	(247)	(124)
Net Amount	94	82
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities	4	12
Gross Amounts Offset in Consolidated Balance Sheets	0	0
Net Amount Presented on Consolidated Balance Sheets	4	12
Gross Derivative Amounts with Legal Rights to Offset	(4)	(12)
Cash Collateral Pledged	0	0
Net Amount	$ 0	$ 0

Derivative Instruments (Additio

Derivative Instruments (Additional Information) (Details) number in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2015USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	$ 345	$ 345	$ 218
Net derivative gains or losses to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings in next twelve months	9
Description of Interest Rate Derivative Activities		In fiscal 2016, the Company did not enter into any interest rate swaps. In prior fiscal years, the Company entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges related to fixed-rate senior notes that are due in fiscal years 2017 through 2025.
Net liability position	$ 4	$ 4	$ 12
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Derivative [Line Items]
Foreign currency cash flow hedges maturity period, maximum, months	18 months
Net investment hedging instruments
Derivative [Line Items]
Foreign currency cash flow hedges maturity period, maximum, months	6 months
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held	0	0	0

Commitments and Contingencies89

Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule Of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under All Noncancelable Operating Leases) (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
2016 (remaining three months)	$ 95
2,017	288
2,018	220
2,019	130
2,020	106
Thereafter	229
Total	$ 1,068

Commitments and Contingencies90

Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Other Commitments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Acquisition
Contingency [Line Items]
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$ 68	$ 72	$ 212	$ 264

Commitments and Contingencies91

Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Movement in Standard and Extended Product Warranty, Increase (Decrease) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 449	$ 446
Provision for warranties issued	512	517
Payments	(524)	(512)
Balance at end of period	409	451
Divestitures
Movement in Standard and Extended Product Warranty, Increase (Decrease) [Roll Forward]
Divestitures	$ (28)	$ 0

Commitments and Contingencies92

Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Financing Guarantees Outstanding) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:	$ 332	$ 417
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:	(180)	(234)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	152	183
Channel partner
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:	228	288
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:	(98)	(127)
End user
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:	104	129
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:	$ (82)	$ (107)

Commitments and Contingencies93

Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May. 12, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Jan. 25, 2014	Jul. 27, 2013	Apr. 28, 2012	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Contingency [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Expected Trial Commencement							2016-09
Purchase Commitments		$ 3,794					$ 3,794		$ 3,794	$ 4,078
Liability for purchase commitments		160					160		160	$ 156
Future compensation expense & contingent consideration, maximum		$ 400					$ 400		$ 400
Commitments and contingencies
Volume of channel partner financing		$ 6,400	$ 6,300				$ 19,800	$ 19,000
Balance of the channel partner financing subject to guarantees		1,000					1,000		$ 1,000	$ 1,200
Financing provided by third parties for leases and loans on which the Company has provided guarantees		18	22				57	87
Cost of Goods Sold		3,214	3,584				10,547	11,309
Brazilian Authority Claim Of Import Tax Evasion By Importer Tax Portion		233					233		233
Brazilian Authority Claim Of Import Tax Evasion By Importer Interest Portion		1,200					1,200		1,200
Brazilian Authority Claim Of Import Tax Evasion By Importer Penalties Portion		$ 1,100					1,100		1,100
Minimum
Contingency [Line Items]
Warranty period for products, in days		90 days
Channel partners revolving short-term financing payment term, in days		60 days
Maximum
Contingency [Line Items]
Warranty period for products, in years		5 years
Channel partners revolving short-term financing payment term, in days		90 days
End User Lease And Loan Term, in years		3 years
Insieme Networks Inc
Contingency [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entities Investment						$ 100
Ownership percentage as a result of investment					83.00%
Compensation expense related to acquisitions		$ 35	51				$ 136	$ 155	759
Description of expected milestone payment							The second milestone payment, to the extent earned, is expected to be paid primarily during the first half of fiscal 2017.
Insieme Networks Inc | Including compensation that has been expensed through current reporting period [Member] | Maximum
Contingency [Line Items]
Commitments and contingencies		839					$ 839		839
Insieme Networks Inc | Partial First Milestone Payment [Member]
Contingency [Line Items]
Compensation expense related to acquisitions							375
Investments In Privately Held Companies
Contingency [Line Items]
Commitments and contingencies		199					199		199	205
Supplier Component Remediation Liability
Contingency [Line Items]
Commitments and contingencies		286		$ 63			$ 286		$ 286	$ 408
Cost of Goods Sold				$ 655
Supplier Component Remediation Liability | Cost of Goods, Product Line [Member]
Contingency [Line Items]
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease)		$ 74	$ 164
Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States [Member]
Contingency [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue, Percentage		2.00%
Backflip Software
Contingency [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Institution Date							March 5, 2013
SRI International
Contingency [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Institution Date							September 4, 2013
SSL Services, LLC
Contingency [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Institution Date							March 25, 2015
Kangtega
Contingency [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Institution Date							June 6, 2013
Subsequent Event | SRI International
Contingency [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value	$ 23.7

Shareholders' Equity (Stock Rep

Shareholders' Equity (Stock Repurchase Program) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Cumulative Shares Repurchased, Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	4,443
Repurchase of Common Stock During Period (in shares) | shares	120	[1]
Cumulative Shares Repurchased, Ending balance (in shares) | shares	4,563
Cumulative Weighted-Average Price per Share, Beginning balance, dollars per share | $ / shares	$ 20.86
Repurchase of common stock under the stock repurchase program, Weighted-Average Price per Share, dollars per share | $ / shares	25.93
Cumulative Weighted-Average Price per Share, Ending balance, dollars per share | $ / shares	$ 20.99
Cumulative Amount Repurchased, Beginning balance (in dollars) | $	$ 92,679
Stock Repurchased During the Period (in dollars) | $	3,118	[1]
Cumulative Amount Repurchased, Ending balance (in dollars) | $	$ 95,797
[1]	There were no stock repurchases pending settlement as of April 30, 2016. There were $36 million of stock repurchases that were pending settlement as of July 25, 2015.

Shareholders' Equity (Additiona

Shareholders' Equity (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Jul. 25, 2015
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.21	$ 0.68	$ 0.59
Cash dividends declared (In dollars per share)			$ 0.68	$ 0.59
Payments of Dividends			$ 3,441	$ 3,017
Authorized common stock repurchase amount	$ 112,000		112,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount	16,200		$ 16,200
Shares Paid for Tax Withholding for Share Based Compensation (shares in million)			18	17
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation			$ 469	$ 415
Stock repurchase program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Accrued Liabilities, Current	$ 0		$ 0		$ 36

Employee Benefit Plans (Summary

Employee Benefit Plans (Summary Of Share-Based Compensation Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 395	$ 367	$ 1,101	$ 1,044
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation	91	88	289	267
Cost of sales—product
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	21	12	50	34
Cost of sales—service
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	37	44	110	115
Cost of sales
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	58	56	160	149
Research and development
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	130	114	351	338
Sales and marketing
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	148	147	413	408
General and administrative
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	59	50	163	151
Restructuring and other
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	0	0	14
Restructuring, forfeitures				(2)
Operating expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 337	$ 311	$ 941	$ 895

Employee Benefit Plans (Summa97

Employee Benefit Plans (Summary of Share-Based Awards available for Grant) (Details) - shares shares in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Employee Stock Benefit Plans [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of fiscal period	276	310
Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted	(68)	(101)
Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired	26	40
Shares withheld for taxes and not issued	26	27
Other	1
Balance at end of fiscal period	261	276

Employee Benefit Plans (Summa98

Employee Benefit Plans (Summary Of Restricted Stock And Stock Unit Activity) (Details) - Restricted Stock/Stock Units - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Restricted Stock and Stock Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, Restricted Stock/Stock Units, shares	143	149
Granted and assumed	51	67
Vested	(46)	(57)
Canceled/forfeited	(12)	(16)
Ending balance, Restricted Stock/Stock Units, shares	136	143
Beginning balance, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share, dollars per share	$ 22.08	$ 19.54
Granted and assumed, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share, dollars per share	24.73	25.29
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share, dollars per share	20.33	19.82
Canceled/forfeited, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share, dollars per share	22.75	20.17
Ending balance, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share, dollars per share	$ 23.60	$ 22.08
Vested, Vest-Date Fair Value in Aggregate	$ 1,188	$ 1,517

Employee Benefit Plans (Summa99

Employee Benefit Plans (Summary Of Stock Option Activity) (Details) - $ / shares shares in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, Number Outstanding, options	103	187
Assumed from acquisitions	18	1
Exercised	(25)	(71)
Canceled/forfeited/expired	(13)	(14)
Ending balance, Number Outstanding, options	83	103
Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share, Beginning Balance, dollars per share	$ 28.68	$ 26.03
Assumed from acquisitions, Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share, dollars per share	5.14	2.60
Exercised, Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share, dollars per share	19.60	21.15
Canceled/forfeited/expired, Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share, dollars per share	29.62	29.68
Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share, Ending Balance, dollars per share	$ 26.16	$ 28.68

Employee Benefit Plans (Summ100

Employee Benefit Plans (Summary Of Significant Ranges Of Outstanding And Exercisable Stock Options) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015	Jul. 26, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Outstanding (in shares)	83	103	187
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Year/Month/Date))	1 year 7 months 6 days
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 26.16	$ 28.68	$ 26.03
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Outstanding Options)	$ 381
Number Exercisable, shares	72	102
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 29.12	$ 29.02
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Exercisable Options)	$ 153
$ 0.01 – 20.00
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Outstanding (in shares)	17
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Year/Month/Date))	6 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 5.49
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Outstanding Options)	$ 366
Number Exercisable, shares	6
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 5.11
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Exercisable Options)	$ 138
$ 20.01 – 25.00
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Outstanding (in shares)	2
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Year/Month/Date))	7 months 6 days
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 22.97
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Outstanding Options)	$ 7
Number Exercisable, shares	2
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 22.97
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Exercisable Options)	$ 7
$ 25.01 – 30.00
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Outstanding (in shares)	7
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Year/Month/Date))	8 months 12 days
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 26.88
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Outstanding Options)	$ 8
Number Exercisable, shares	7
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 26.88
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Exercisable Options)	$ 8
$30.01 - 35.00
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Outstanding (in shares)	57
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Year/Month/Date))	4 months 24 days
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 32.16
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Outstanding Options)	$ 0
Number Exercisable, shares	57
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 32.16
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Exercisable Options)	$ 0

Employee Benefit Plans (Summ101

Employee Benefit Plans (Summary Assumptions Related To And Valuation Of Employee Share-Based Awards (Time-Based RSU and PRSU)) (Details) - $ / shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted (in millions)	2	33	38	44
Grant date fair value per share	$ 24.01	$ 25.31	$ 24.87	$ 24.83
Expected dividend	3.60%	2.80%	3.20%	2.90%
Range of Risk Free Interest Rate, Minimum	0.20%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Range of Risk Free Interest Rate, Maximum	1.10%	1.40%	1.20%	1.80%
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted (in millions)	1	1	5	8
Grant date fair value per share	$ 23.32	$ 25.87	$ 24.56	$ 23.97
Expected dividend	3.60%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Range of Risk Free Interest Rate, Minimum	0.20%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Range of Risk Free Interest Rate, Maximum	1.10%	1.40%	1.20%	1.80%
Range of Expected Volatility Rate, Minimum	0.00%	0.00%	15.30%	14.40%
Range of Expected Volatility Rate, Maximum	0.00%	0.00%	54.30%	70.00%

Employee Benefit Plans (Additio

Employee Benefit Plans (Additional Information) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Billions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)$ / sharesstock_incentive_planshares	Apr. 29, 2016$ / shares	Jul. 25, 2015$ / sharesshares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock incentive plans | stock_incentive_plan	3
Total compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards | $	$ 2.8
Expected period of recognition of compensation cost, years	2 years 5 months 18 days
Closing stock price | $ / shares		$ 27.49
In-the-money exercisable stock option shares	12,000,000
Number Exercisable, shares	72,000,000		102,000,000
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share | $ / shares	$ 29.12		$ 29.02
Description of PRSU granted contingent on performance metrics	generally 50% of the PRSUs are earned based on the average of annual operating cash flow and earnings per share goals established at the beginning of each fiscal year over a three-year performance period. Generally, the remaining 50% of the PRSUs are earned based on the Company’s TSR measured against the benchmark TSR of a peer group over the same period.
2005 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	694,000,000
Exercise price as a percentage of market value for Options (in percentage)	100.00%
PRSU allocation between Financial operating goals and TSR	50.00%
2005 Plan | Stock awards prior to November 12, 2009 | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration date for stock options and stock appreciation rights (in years)	9 years
2005 Plan | Stock awards subsequent to November 12, 2009 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reduction in shares available for issuance pursuant to November 12, 2009 amendment (ratio)	1.5
2005 Plan | Stock awards subsequent to November 12, 2009 [Member] | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration date for stock options and stock appreciation rights (in years)	10 years
2005 Plan | Employee Stock Option | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	20.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period	36 months
2005 Plan | Employee Stock Option | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period	48 months
2005 Plan | Time based stock award | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	20.00%
2005 Plan | Time based stock award | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	25.00%
2005 Plan | Performance base and Market base RSU [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period	3 years
2005 Plan | PRSU based on financial performance metrics | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	0.00%
2005 Plan | PRSU based on financial performance metrics | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	150.00%
2005 Plan | PRSU based on TSR [Member] | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	0.00%
2005 Plan | PRSU based on TSR [Member] | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	150.00%
2005 Plan | Performance based RSU based on Financial or nonFinancial operating goal [Member] | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period	6 months
2005 Plan | Performance based RSU based on Financial or nonFinancial operating goal [Member] | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period	3 years
2005 Plan | PRSU based on nonfinancial operating goals | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	0.00%
2005 Plan | PRSU based on nonfinancial operating goals | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	100.00%

Employee Benefit Plans (Addi103

Employee Benefit Plans (Additional Information- Employee Stock Purchase Plan) (Details) - Employee Stock Purchase Plan - shares shares in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	621
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Plan Description	24-month offering period, which consists of four consecutive 6-month purchase periods.  Employees may purchase a limited number of shares of the Company’s stock at a discount of up to 15% of the lesser of the market value at the beginning of the offering period or the end of each 6-month purchase period.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Offering Date	15.00%
Termination of Stock Plan	Jan. 3, 2020
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Ownership Plan	14	14
Shares available for issuance	134

Comprehensive Income (AOCI comp

Comprehensive Income (AOCI components) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
AOCI Balance	$ 61
AOCI Balance	(227)
Net Unrealized Gains on Available-for-Sale Investments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
AOCI Balance	310	$ 424
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc.	(145)	111
(Gains) losses reclassified out of AOCI	26	(120)
Tax benefit (expense)	50	8
AOCI Balance	241	423
Net Unrealized Losses Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
AOCI Balance	(16)	(12)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc.	(3)	(163)
(Gains) losses reclassified out of AOCI	17	94
Tax benefit (expense)	(2)	3
AOCI Balance	(4)	(78)
Cumulative Translation Adjustment and Actuarial Gains and Losses
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
AOCI Balance	(233)	265
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc.	(190)	(473)
(Gains) losses reclassified out of AOCI	2	0
Tax benefit (expense)	(43)	50
AOCI Balance	(464)	(158)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
AOCI Balance	61	677
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc.	(338)	(525)
(Gains) losses reclassified out of AOCI	45	(26)
Tax benefit (expense)	5	61
AOCI Balance	$ (227)	$ 187

Comprehensive Income (Reclassif

Comprehensive Income (Reclassification out of other comprehensive income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Net Unrealized Gains on Available-for-Sale Investments | Other income (loss), net
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments	$ (6)	$ 44	$ (26)	$ 120
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Total amounts reclassified out of AOCI	(9)	(64)	(17)	(94)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | Operating expenses
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Total amounts reclassified out of AOCI	(7)	(50)	(13)	(74)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | Cost of sales—service
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Total amounts reclassified out of AOCI	(2)	(14)	(4)	(20)
Cumulative translation adjustment and Actuarial gains and losses [Member] | Operating expenses
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Total amounts reclassified out of AOCI	(1)	0	(2)	0
Total Cisco Shareholders’ Equity
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Total amounts reclassified out of AOCI	$ (16)	$ (20)	$ (45)	$ 26

Income Taxes (Income Before Pro

Income Taxes (Income Before Provision For Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	$ 3,083	$ 3,035	$ 9,526	$ 8,268
Provision for income taxes	$ 734	$ 598	$ 1,600	$ 1,606
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	23.80%	19.70%	16.80%	19.40%

Income Taxes (Additional Inform

Income Taxes (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 23, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016
Unrecognized Tax Benefits		$ 1,600
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate		1,400
Unrecognized tax benefit that could be reduced in next 12 months		150
IRS and R&D tax credit [Member]
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions		558
R&D tax credit- enacted current fiscal year [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Research, Amount		107
R&D tax credit- Prior fiscal year [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Research, Amount		$ 84
Federal income tax settlement (Year 2008-2010) [Member]
Income Tax Examination, Increase (Decrease) in Liability from Prior Year	$ 563
Income Tax Examination, Liability (Refund) Adjustment from Settlement with Taxing Authority	188
Federal income tax settlement (Year 2008-2010) [Member] | Include Tax Interest Expense
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions	367
Federal income tax settlement (Year 2008-2010) [Member] | Reduced tax interest expense upon tax settlement
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions	$ 21

Segment Information and Majo108

Segment Information and Major Customers (Summary Of Reportable Segments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, total	$ 12,000	$ 12,137	$ 36,609	$ 36,318
Gross margin	7,721	7,525	22,985	21,948
Unallocated corporate items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross margin	(99)	(64)	(451)	(759)
Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, total	7,062	7,252	21,773	21,854
Gross margin	4,684	4,560	14,046	13,776
EMEA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, total	3,001	3,119	9,176	9,212
Gross margin	1,966	1,949	5,953	5,774
APJC
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, total	1,937	1,766	5,660	5,252
Gross margin	1,170	1,080	3,437	3,157
Consolidated by Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, total	12,000	12,137	36,609	36,318
Total by Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross margin	$ 7,820	$ 7,589	$ 23,436	$ 22,707

Segment Information and Majo109

Segment Information and Major Customers (Summary Of Net Revenue For Groups Of Similar Products And Services) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 12,000	$ 12,137	$ 36,609	$ 36,318
Switching
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		3,447	3,560	10,952	11,021
NGN Routing
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		1,894	1,999	5,532	5,712
Collaboration
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		1,069	974	3,203	2,915
Data Center
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		811	801	2,492	2,339
Service Provider Video (1)
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue	[1]	468	914	1,980	2,561
Wireless
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		615	611	1,873	1,827
Security
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		482	412	1,429	1,283
Other
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		89	55	241	181
Product
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		8,875	9,326	27,702	27,839
Service
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 3,125	$ 2,811	$ 8,907	$ 8,479
[1]	SP Video CPE Business revenue of zero and $519 million for the third quarters of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively and $504 million and $1,359 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Segment Information and Majo110

Segment Information and Major Customers (Property and Equipment Information for Geographic Areas) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 3,529	$ 3,332
United States
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	2,823	2,733
International
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 706	$ 599

Segment Information and Majo111

Segment Information and Major Customers (Additional Information) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)	Apr. 25, 2015USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016USD ($)segment	Apr. 25, 2015USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2015USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 12,000	$ 12,137	$ 36,609	$ 36,318
Number of geographic segments | segment			3
Revenue, total	12,000	12,137	$ 36,609	36,318
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, total	6,200	6,400	19,200	19,100
Cash and cash equivalents and investments	6,300		6,300		$ 7,000
International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents and investments	57,200		57,200		$ 53,400
SP Video CPE Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 0	$ 519	$ 504	$ 1,359

Net Income per Share (Calculati

Net Income per Share (Calculation Of Basic And Diluted Net Income Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 25, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 2,349	$ 2,437	$ 7,926	$ 6,662
Weighted-average shares—basic (in shares)	5,032	5,102	5,060	5,110
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements (in shares)	33	46	35	44
Weighted-average shares—diluted (in shares)	5,065	5,148	5,095	5,154
Net income per share—basic	$ 0.47	$ 0.48	$ 1.57	$ 1.30
Net income per share—diluted	$ 0.46	$ 0.47	$ 1.56	$ 1.29
Antidilutive employee share-based awards, excluded (in shares)	75	75	149	156