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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2012

Summary Of Share-Based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense (in millions):

Years Ended		July 28, 2012				July 30, 2011				July 31, 2010
Cost of sales—product		$	53			$	61			$	57
Cost of sales—service			156				177				164
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales			209				238				221
Research and development			401				481				450
Sales and marketing			588				651				602
General and administrative			203				250				244
Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses			1,192				1,382				1,296
Total share-based compensation expense		$	1,401			$	1,620			$	1,517

Summary Of Share-Based Awards Available For Grant

A summary of share-based awards available for grant is as follows (in millions):

Years Ended		July 28, 2012				July 30, 2011				July 31, 2010
Balance at beginning of fiscal year			255				295				253
Options granted			—				—				(4	)
Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted			(95	)			(82	)			(81	)
Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired			64				42				123
Other			(6	)			—				4
Balance at end of fiscal year			218				255				295

Summary Of Restricted Stock And Stock Unit Activity

A summary of the restricted stock and stock unit activity, which includes time-based and performance-based or market-based restricted stock, is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts):

		Restricted Stock/ Stock Units				Weighted-Average Grant Date  Fair Value per Share				Aggregated Fair Market  Value
BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2009			62			$	21.25
Granted and assumed			54				23.40
Vested			(16	)			21.56			$	378
Canceled/forfeited			(3	)			22.40
BALANCE AT JULY 31, 2010			97				22.35
Granted and assumed			56				20.62
Vested			(27	)			22.54			$	529
Canceled/forfeited			(10	)			22.04
BALANCE AT JULY 30, 2011			116				21.50
Granted and assumed			65				17.45
Vested			(35	)			21.94			$	580
Canceled/forfeited			(18	)			20.38
BALANCE AT JULY 28, 2012			128			$	19.46

Summary Of Stock Option Activity

A summary of the stock option activity is as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts):

		STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING
		Number Outstanding				Weighted-Average Exercise Price  per Share
BALANCE AT JULY 25, 2009			1,004			$	24.29
Granted and assumed			15				13.23
Exercised			(158	)			17.88
Canceled/forfeited/expired			(129	)			47.31
BALANCE AT JULY 31, 2010			732				21.39
Exercised			(80	)			16.55
Canceled/forfeited/expired			(31	)			25.91
BALANCE AT JULY 30, 2011			621				21.79
Assumed from acquisitions			1				2.08
Exercised			(66	)			13.51
Canceled/forfeited/expired			(36	)			23.40
BALANCE AT JULY 28, 2012			520			$	22.68

Summary Of Significant Ranges Of Outstanding And Exercisable Stock Options

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of July 28, 2012 (in millions, except years and share prices):

		STOCK OPTIONS OUTSTANDING																STOCK OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
Range of Exercise Prices		Number Outstanding				Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Years)				Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share				Aggregate Intrinsic Value				Number Exercisable				Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share				Aggregate Intrinsic Value
$   0.01 – 15.00			10				4.10			$	6.95			$	92				9			$	7.18			$	82
15.01 – 18.00			83				2.12				17.79				—				83				17.79				—
18.01 – 20.00			150				0.93				19.31				—				150				19.31				—
20.01 – 25.00			143				2.87				22.75				—				141				22.76				—
25.01 – 35.00			134				4.08				30.64				—				129				30.67				—
Total			520				2.53			$	22.68			$	92				512			$	22.65			$	82

Summary Of Valuation Assumptions Of Time-Based Restricted Stock Units

The valuation of time-based RSU’s and the underlying assumptions being used are summarized as follows:

		RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Years Ended		July 28, 2012				July 30, 2011
Number of shares granted (in millions)			62				54
Weighted-average assumptions/inputs:
Grant date fair value per share		$	17.26			$	20.59
Expected dividend			1.5	%			0.3	%

Employee Stock Purchase Rights

Summary Assumptions Related To And Valuation Of Employee Share-Based Awards

The valuation of employee stock purchase rights and the underlying assumptions being used are summarized as follows:

		EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS
Years Ended		July 28, 2012				July 30, 2011				July 31, 2010
Weighted-average assumptions:
Expected volatility			27.2	%			35.1	%			34.8	%
Risk-free interest rate			0.2	%			0.9	%			0.4	%
Expected dividend			1.5	%			0.0	%			0.0	%
Expected life (in years)			0.8				1.8				0.8
Weighted-average estimated grant date fair value per share		$	3.81			$	6.31			$	5.03

Employee Stock Option

Summary Assumptions Related To And Valuation Of Employee Share-Based Awards

The valuation of employee stock options and the underlying assumptions being used are summarized as follows:

Year Ended		July 31, 2010
Weighted-average assumptions:
Expected volatility			30.5	%
Risk-free interest rate			2.3	%
Expected dividend			0.0	%
Kurtosis			4.1
Skewness			0.20
Weighted-average expected life (in years)			5.1
Weighted-average estimated grant date fair value per option		$	6.50

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