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Financing Receivables and Guarantees (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2012
Schedule Of Financing Receivables | A summary of the Company’s financing receivables is presented as follows (in millions):
July 28, 2012 |  | Lease Receivables |  |  | Loan Receivables |  |  | Financed Service Contracts and Other |  |  | Total Financing Receivables |
Gross |  | $ | 3,429 |  |  | $ | 1,796 |  |  | $ | 2,651 |  |  | $ | 7,876 |
Unearned income |  |  | (250 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (250 | )
Allowance for credit loss |  |  | (247 | ) |  |  | (122 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (380 | )
Total, net |  | $ | 2,932 |  |  | $ | 1,674 |  |  | $ | 2,640 |  |  | $ | 7,246 |
Reported as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | 1,200 |  |  | $ | 968 |  |  | $ | 1,493 |  |  | $ | 3,661 |
Noncurrent |  |  | 1,732 |  |  |  | 706 |  |  |  | 1,147 |  |  |  | 3,585 |
Total, net |  | $ | 2,932 |  |  | $ | 1,674 |  |  | $ | 2,640 |  |  | $ | 7,246 |
July 30, 2011 |  | Lease Receivables |  |  | Loan Receivables |  |  | Financed Service Contracts and Other |  |  | Total Financing Receivables |
Gross |  | $ | 3,111 |  |  | $ | 1,468 |  |  | $ | 2,637 |  |  | $ | 7,216 |
Unearned income |  |  | (250 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (250 | )
Allowance for credit loss |  |  | (237 | ) |  |  | (103 | ) |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | (367 | )
Total, net |  | $ | 2,624 |  |  | $ | 1,365 |  |  | $ | 2,610 |  |  | $ | 6,599 |
Reported as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | 1,087 |  |  | $ | 673 |  |  | $ | 1,351 |  |  | $ | 3,111 |
Noncurrent |  |  | 1,537 |  |  |  | 692 |  |  |  | 1,259 |  |  |  | 3,488 |
Total, net |  | $ | 2,624 |  |  | $ | 1,365 |  |  | $ | 2,610 |  |  | $ | 6,599 |
Schedule Of Contractual Maturities Of Gross Lease Receivables | Contractual maturities of the gross lease receivables at July 28, 2012 are summarized as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year |  | Amount |
2013 |  | $ | 1,401 |
2014 |  |  | 1,055 |
2015 |  |  | 619 |
2016 |  |  | 276 |
2017 |  |  | 77 |
Thereafter |  |  | 1 |
Total |  | $ | 3,429 |
Schedule Of Financing Receivables Categorized By Internal Credit Risk Rating | Financing receivables categorized by the Company’s internal credit risk rating as of July 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 are summarized as follows (in millions):
|  | INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 28, 2012 |  | 1 to 4 |  |  | 5 to 6 |  |  | 7 and Higher |  |  | Total |  |  | Residual Value |  |  | Gross Receivables, Net of Unearned Income |
Lease receivables |  | $ | 1,532 |  |  | $ | 1,342 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 2,905 |  |  | $ | 274 |  |  | $ | 3,179 |
Loan receivables |  |  | 831 |  |  |  | 921 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 1,796 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,796 |
Financed service contracts and other |  |  | 1,552 |  |  |  | 1,030 |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 2,651 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,651 |
Total |  | $ | 3,915 |  |  | $ | 3,293 |  |  | $ | 144 |  |  | $ | 7,352 |  |  | $ | 274 |  |  | $ | 7,626 |
|  | INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 30, 2011 |  | 1 to 4 |  |  | 5 to 6 |  |  | 7 and Higher |  |  | Total |  |  | Residual Value |  |  | Gross Receivables, Net of Unearned Income |
Lease receivables |  | $ | 1,249 |  |  | $ | 1,275 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 2,565 |  |  | $ | 296 |  |  | $ | 2,861 |
Loan receivables |  |  | 662 |  |  |  | 767 |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | 1,468 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,468 |
Financed service contracts and other |  |  | 1,623 |  |  |  | 958 |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 2,637 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,637 |
Total |  | $ | 3,534 |  |  | $ | 3,000 |  |  | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | 6,670 |  |  | $ | 296 |  |  | $ | 6,966 |
Schedule Of Aging Analysis Of Financing Receivables | The following tables present the aging analysis of financing receivables as of July 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 (in millions):
|  | DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 28, 2012 |  | 31-60 |  |  | 61-90 |  |  | 91+ |  |  | Total Past Due |  |  | Current |  |  | Gross Receivables, Net of Unearned Income |  |  | Non-Accrual Financing Receivables |  |  | Impaired Financing Receivables |
Lease receivables |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | 173 |  |  | $ | 393 |  |  | $ | 2,786 |  |  | $ | 3,179 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 14 |
Loan receivables |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 1,767 |  |  |  | 1,796 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Financed service contracts and other |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 392 |  |  |  | 549 |  |  |  | 2,102 |  |  |  | 2,651 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 10 |
Total |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 576 |  |  | $ | 971 |  |  | $ | 6,655 |  |  | $ | 7,626 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 28 |
|  | DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 30, 2011 |  | 31-60 |  |  | 61-90 |  |  | 91+ |  |  | Total Past Due |  |  | Current |  |  | Gross Receivables, Net of Unearned Income |  |  | Non-Accrual Financing Receivables |  |  | Impaired Financing Receivables |
Lease receivables |  | $ | 89 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 152 |  |  | $ | 276 |  |  | $ | 2,585 |  |  | $ | 2,861 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 24 |
Loan receivables |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 1,432 |  |  |  | 1,468 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Financed service contracts and other |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 265 |  |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | 2,271 |  |  |  | 2,637 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 6 |
Total |  | $ | 165 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 438 |  |  | $ | 678 |  |  | $ | 6,288 |  |  | $ | 6,966 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Summary Of Allowances 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 |
|  | Lease Receivables |  |  | Loan Receivables |  |  | Financed Service Contracts and Other |  |  | Total |
Allowance for credit loss as of July 30, 2011 |  | $ | 237 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 367 |
Provisions |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | 31 |
Write-offs net of recoveries |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Foreign exchange and other |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (15 | )
Allowance for credit loss as of July 28, 2012 |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 380 |
Gross receivables as of July 28, 2012, net of unearned income |  | $ | 3,179 |  |  | $ | 1,796 |  |  | $ | 2,651 |  |  | $ | 7,626 |
|  | CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES |
|  | Lease Receivables |  |  | Loan Receivables |  |  | Financed Service Contracts and Other |  |  | Total |
Allowance for credit loss as of July 31, 2010 |  | $ | 207 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 301 |
Provisions |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 82 |
Write-offs net of recoveries |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (33 | )
Foreign exchange and other |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17 |
Allowance for credit loss as of July 30, 2011 |  | $ | 237 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 367 |
Gross receivables as of July 30, 2011, net of unearned income |  | $ | 2,861 |  |  | $ | 1,468 |  |  | $ | 2,637 |  |  | $ | 6,966 |
Schedule Of Financing Guarantees Outstanding | The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at July 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, representing the total maximum potential future payments under financing arrangements with third parties along with the related deferred revenue, are summarized in the following table (in millions):
|  | July 28, 2012 |  |  | July 30, 2011 |
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Channel partner |  | $ | 277 |  |  | $ | 336 |
End user |  |  | 232 |  |  |  | 277 |
Total |  | $ | 509 |  |  | $ | 613 |
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Channel partner |  | $ | (193 | ) |  | $ | (248 | )
End user |  |  | (200 | ) |  |  | (248 | )
Total |  | $ | (393 | ) |  | $ | (496 | )
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | 117 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12265-110248 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 5 -Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 13, 16 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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