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Financing Receivables and Guarantees (Schedule Of Contractual Maturities Of Gross Lease Receivables) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Jul. 28, 2012
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Financing Receivables And Guarantees [Abstract] |
2013 | $ 1,401
2014 | 1,055
2015 | 619
2016 | 276
2017 | 77
Thereafter | 1
Total | $ 3,429

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- Definition Future minimum lease rental payments receivable for the five years following the balance sheet date and the future minimum payment amount in total on nonoperating leases (direct financing, sales-type and leveraged leases). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 13 -Paragraph 23 -Subparagraph a(i)(a) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6952072&loc=d3e45377-112738 + Details
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- Definition Future rental payments receivable within one year of the balance sheet date on nonoperating leases (direct financing, sales-type and leveraged leases). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 13 -Paragraph 23 -Subparagraph a(ii) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6952072&loc=d3e45377-112738 + Details
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- Definition Future lease rental payments receivable within the third year from the balance sheet date on nonoperating leases (direct financing, sales-type and leveraged leases). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 13 -Paragraph 23 -Subparagraph a(ii) -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 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6952072&loc=d3e45377-112738 + Details
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