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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
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Jan. 25, 2015
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Jan. 26, 2014
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Jan. 27, 2013
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| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||
| Net income | $ 630,587us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 439,990us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | $ 562,536us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 220,125us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization | 239,148us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization | 226,235us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization |
| Stock-based compensation | 157,841us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | 136,295us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | 136,662us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation |
| Amortization of debt discount | 27,967us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | 4,600us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | 0us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium |
| Net gain on sale and disposal of long-lived assets and investments | (16,549)nvda_GainsonSalesoflonglivedassetsandinvestment | (8,140)nvda_GainsonSalesoflonglivedassetsandinvestment | 0nvda_GainsonSalesoflonglivedassetsandinvestment |
| Deferred income taxes | 82,569us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 15,430us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 31,860us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Tax benefit from stock-based compensation | (18,456)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities | (25,801)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities | (68,710)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities |
| Others | 24,099us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense | 21,387us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense | 47,911us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions: | |||
| Accounts receivable | (49,324)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable | 28,852us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable | (118,940)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable |
| Inventories | (94,984)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories | 24,651us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories | (78,949)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 4,427us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets | 11,552us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets | (11,723)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets |
| Accounts payable | (26,895)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable | (20,382)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable | 10,885us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable |
| Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities | 5,322us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherOperatingLiabilities | 5,352us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherOperatingLiabilities | 17,353us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherOperatingLiabilities |
| Other long-term liabilities | 41,073us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities | 37,788us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities | (69,052)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 905,656us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | 835,146us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | 824,172us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||
| Purchases of marketable securities | (2,861,809)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities | (3,065,404)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities | (2,378,445)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities |
| Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | 1,371,982us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities | 1,926,817us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities | 854,993us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities |
| Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | 864,798us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities | 585,150us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities | 962,417us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities |
| Purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets | (122,381)nvda_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentAndIntangibleAssets | (255,186)nvda_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentAndIntangibleAssets | (183,309)nvda_PurchasesOfPropertyAndEquipmentAndIntangibleAssets |
| Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets and investments | 20,862nvda_Proceedsfromsaleoflonglivedassetsandinvestments | 24,781nvda_Proceedsfromsaleoflonglivedassetsandinvestments | 0nvda_Proceedsfromsaleoflonglivedassetsandinvestments |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents | 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired | (17,145)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired | 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired |
| Others | (500)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities | (4,950)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities | 352us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (727,048)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities | (805,937)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities | (743,992)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes, net | 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt | 1,477,500us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt | 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt |
| Purchase of convertible note hedges | 0us-gaap_PaymentsForHedgeFinancingActivities | (167,100)us-gaap_PaymentsForHedgeFinancingActivities | 0us-gaap_PaymentsForHedgeFinancingActivities |
| Proceeds from the sale of common stock warrants | 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants | 59,100us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants | 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants |
| Proceeds from issuance of stock under employee stock plans | 153,472us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised | 70,170us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised | 64,935us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised |
| Payments related to repurchase of common stock | (813,600)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock | (887,304)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock | (100,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock |
| Dividends paid | (186,452)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends | (181,336)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends | (46,866)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends |
| Tax benefit from stock-based compensation | 18,456us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities | 25,801us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities | 68,710us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities |
| Payments under capital lease obligations | (2,917)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations | (2,239)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations | (2,049)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations |
| Others | (2,500)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities | (5,000)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities | 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (833,541)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities | 389,592us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities | (15,270)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | (654,933)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease | 418,801us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease | 64,910us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,151,587us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 732,786us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 667,876us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 496,654us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 1,151,587us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 732,786us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||
| Cash (received) paid for income taxes, net | 14,470us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet | 14,615us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet | (38,608)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet |
| Cash paid for Intereston capital lease obligations | 17,208us-gaap_InterestPaidNet | 2,518us-gaap_InterestPaidNet | 2,772us-gaap_InterestPaidNet |
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||
| Change in unrealized gains (losses) from marketable securities | 2,967us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities | (5,104)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities | (633)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities |
| Assets acquired by assuming related liabilities | 9,605us-gaap_LiabilitiesAssumed1 | 3,327us-gaap_LiabilitiesAssumed1 | 45,195us-gaap_LiabilitiesAssumed1 |
| Goodwill adjustment related to previously acquired business | $ (25,000)nvda_Goodwilladjustmentrelatedtopreviouslyacquiredbusiness3dfx | $ 0nvda_Goodwilladjustmentrelatedtopreviouslyacquiredbusiness3dfx | $ 0nvda_Goodwilladjustmentrelatedtopreviouslyacquiredbusiness3dfx |
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Gains on Sales of long-lived assets and investment No definition available.
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Goodwill adjustment related to previously acquired business-3dfx No definition available.
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Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets and investments No definition available.
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets, combined with the cash outflow to acquire asset without physical form usually arising from contractual or other legal rights, excluding goodwill. No definition available.
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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Includes effect from exchange rate changes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of cash inflow from realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of cash outflow for realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in amount due within one year (or one business cycle) from customers for the credit sale of goods and services. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of accrued expenses and other operating obligations not separately disclosed in the statement of cash flows. No definition available.
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate value of all inventory held by the reporting entity, associated with underlying transactions that are classified as operating activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in other noncurrent operating liabilities not separately disclosed in the statement of cash flows. No definition available.
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the value of prepaid expenses and other assets not separately disclosed in the statement of cash flows, for example, deferred expenses, intangible assets, or income taxes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period net of cash paid for interest that is capitalized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The fair value of liabilities assumed in noncash investing or financing activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities, including discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities, including discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, including discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Other income (expense) included in net income that results in no cash inflows or outflows in the period. Includes noncash adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities that are not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow for a financial contract that meets the hedge criteria as either cash flow hedge, fair value hedge or hedge of net investment in foreign operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash outflow or inflow from other investing activities. This element is used when there is not a more specific and appropriate element in the taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Cash outflow in the form of capital distributions and dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Cash outflow for purchase of trading, available-for-sale securities and held-to-maturity securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow from the issuance of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow from issuance of rights to purchase common shares at predetermined price (usually issued together with corporate debt). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash inflow or outflow from other financing activities. This element is used when there is not a more specific and appropriate element in the taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with the aggregate amount received by the entity through sale or maturity of marketable securities (held-to-maturity or available-for-sale) during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with the sale of debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock options. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow for the obligation for a lease meeting the criteria for capitalization (with maturities exceeding one year or beyond the operating cycle of the entity, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement on unsold other securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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