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Income Taxes - Deferred Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jan. 31, 2021 | Jan. 26, 2020
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Deferred tax assets: |  |
GILTI deferred tax assets | $ 709 | $ 428
Research and other tax credit carryforwards | 650 | 605
Operating lease liabilities | 120 | 114
Net operating loss carryforwards | 100 | 62
Accruals and reserves, not currently deductible for tax purposes | 59 | 39
Stock-based compensation | 36 | 28
Property, equipment and intangible assets | 32 | 12
Gross deferred tax assets | 1,706 | 1,288
Less valuation allowance | (728) | (621)
Total deferred tax assets | 978 | 667
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Acquired intangibles | (191) | (1)
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries | (111) | (40)
Operating lease assets | (111) | (107)
Gross deferred tax liabilities | (413) | (148)
Net deferred tax asset | 565 | 519
Deferred tax assets, noncurrent |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Gross deferred tax assets | 806 | 548
Other long-term liabilities |  |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Gross deferred tax liabilities | $ (241) | $ (29)

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