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Business Combinations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 28, 2012
Summary Of Allocation Of Total Purchase Consideration | A summary of the allocation of the total purchase consideration is presented as follows (in millions):
Fiscal 2012 |  | Purchase Consideration |  |  | Net Tangible Assets Acquired/ (Liabilities Assumed) |  |  | Purchased Intangible Assets |  |  | Goodwill |
Lightwire, Inc. |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | (15 | ) |  | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 157 |
All others |  |  | 159 |  |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | 80 |
Total acquisitions |  | $ | 398 |  |  | $ | (39 | ) |  | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 237 |
Fiscal 2011 |  | Purchase Consideration |  |  | Net Tangible Assets Acquired/ (Liabilities Assumed) |  |  | Purchased Intangible Assets |  |  | Goodwill |
Total acquisitions |  | $ | 288 |  |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 184 |
Fiscal 2010 |  | Purchase Consideration |  |  | Net Tangible Assets Acquired/ (Liabilities Assumed) |  |  | Purchased Intangible Assets |  |  | Goodwill |
ScanSafe, Inc. |  | $ | 154 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 121 |
Starent Networks, Corp. |  |  | 2,636 |  |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | 1,274 |  |  |  | 1,379 |
Tandberg ASA |  |  | 3,268 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 980 |  |  |  | 2,271 |
All others |  |  | 128 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 31 |
Total acquisitions |  | $ | 6,186 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 2,380 |  |  | $ | 3,802 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of a material business combination completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. This table does not include leveraged buyouts. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141R -Appendix F -Paragraph F4 -Subparagraph e Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6909870&loc=d3e1392-128463 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141 -Paragraph 51 -Subparagraph a -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6909870&loc=d3e1486-128463 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141 -Paragraph 52 -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 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141R -Paragraph 68 -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. + Details
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