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Fair Value (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 26, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis | Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 26, 2013 and July 27, 2013 were as follows (in millions):
| OCTOBER 26, 2013 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |  | JULY 27, 2013 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Total Balance |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Total Balance
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | $ | 3,145 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,145 |  |  | $ | 6,045 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,045 |
Available-for-sale investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government securities | — |  |  | 28,638 |  |  | 28,638 |  |  | — |  |  | 27,823 |  |  | 27,823 |
U.S. government agency securities | — |  |  | 2,399 |  |  | 2,399 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,089 |  |  | 3,089 |
Non-U.S. government and agency securities | — |  |  | 909 |  |  | 909 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,095 |  |  | 1,095 |
Corporate debt securities | — |  |  | 8,026 |  |  | 8,026 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,881 |  |  | 7,881 |
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities | — |  |  | 461 |  |  | 461 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Publicly traded equity securities | 2,514 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,514 |  |  | 2,797 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,797 |
Derivative assets | — |  |  | 224 |  |  | 224 |  |  | — |  |  | 182 |  |  | 182 |
Total | $ | 5,659 |  |  | $ | 40,657 |  |  | $ | 46,316 |  |  | $ | 8,842 |  |  | $ | 40,070 |  |  | $ | 48,912 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities | $ | — |  |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 171 |  |  | $ | 171 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 171 |  |  | $ | 171 |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis | The following table presents the Company’s financial instruments and nonfinancial assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the indicated periods and the related recognized gains and losses for the periods (in millions):
|  | October 26, 2013 |  | October 27, 2012
|  | Net Carrying Value as of End of Period |  | Total Losses for the Period Ended |  | Net Carrying Value as of End of Period |  | Total Losses for the Period Ended
Investments in privately held companies |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | (10 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities by class, including financial instruments measured at fair value that are classified in shareholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods after initial recognition (for example, impaired assets). Disclosures may include, but are not limited to: (a) the fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements and (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized in their entirety (levels 1, 2, 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19296-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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