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Borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2012

Schedule Of Short-Term Debt

The following table summarizes the Company’s short-term debt (in millions, except percentages):

		July 28, 2012								July 30, 2011
		Amount				Weighted-Average Interest Rate				Amount				Weighted-Average Interest Rate
Commercial paper		$	—				—			$	500				0.14	%
Other notes and borrowings			31				6.72	%			88				4.59	%
Total short-term debt		$	31							$	588

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt (in millions, except percentages):

		July 28, 2012								July 30, 2011
		Amount				Effective Rate				Amount				Effective Rate
Senior Notes:
Floating-rate notes, due 2014		$	1,250				0.81	%		$	1,250				0.60	%
1.625% fixed-rate notes, due 2014			2,000				0.84	%			2,000				0.58	%
2.90% fixed-rate notes, due 2014			500				3.11	%			500				3.11	%
5.50% fixed-rate notes, due 2016			3,000				3.16	%			3,000				3.06	%
3.15% fixed-rate notes, due 2017			750				1.03	%			750				0.81	%
4.95% fixed-rate notes, due 2019			2,000				5.08	%			2,000				5.08	%
4.45% fixed-rate notes, due 2020			2,500				4.50	%			2,500				4.50	%
5.90% fixed-rate notes, due 2039			2,000				6.11	%			2,000				6.11	%
5.50% fixed-rate notes, due 2040			2,000				5.67	%			2,000				5.67	%
Total			16,000								16,000
Other long-term debt			10				0.19	%			—
Unaccreted discount			(70	)							(73	)
Hedge accounting fair value adjustments			357								307
Total long-term debt		$	16,297							$	16,234

Schedule Of Future Principal Payments For Long-Term Debt

Future principal payments for long-term debt as of July 28, 2012 are summarized as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year		Amount
2013		$	—
2014			3,260
2015			500
2016			3,000
2017			750
Thereafter			8,500
Total		$	16,010

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