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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 25, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary Of Share-Based Compensation Expense | Share-based compensation expense consists primarily of expenses for stock options, stock purchase rights, restricted stock, and restricted stock units granted to employees. The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense (in millions):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014 |  | April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014
Cost of sales—product | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Cost of sales—service | 44 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 112 |
Share-based compensation expense in cost of sales | 56 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 149 |  |  | 146 |
Research and development | 114 |  |  | 106 |  |  | 338 |  |  | 306 |
Sales and marketing | 147 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 408 |  |  | 408 |
General and administrative | 50 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 151 |  |  | 153 |
Restructuring and other charges | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (4 | )
Share-based compensation expense in operating expenses | 311 |  |  | 302 |  |  | 895 |  |  | 863 |
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | 367 |  |  | $ | 353 |  |  | $ | 1,044 |  |  | $ | 1,009 |
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | 267 |  |  | $ | 246 |
Summary Of Share-Based Awards Available For Grant | A summary of share-based awards available for grant is as follows (in millions):
| Share-Based Awards Available for Grant
BALANCE AT JULY 27, 2013 | 228 |
Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted | (98 | )
Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired | 36 |
Additional shares reserved | 135 |
Shares withheld for taxes and not issued | 6 |
Other | 3 |
BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 | 310 |
Restricted stock, stock units, and other share-based awards granted | (79 | )
Share-based awards canceled/forfeited/expired | 33 |
Shares withheld for taxes and not issued | 23 |
Other | (2 | )
BALANCE AT APRIL 25, 2015 | 285 |
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 units, 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
UNVESTED BALANCE AT JULY 27, 2013 | 143 |  |  | $ | 18.80 |  |  |
Granted and assumed | 72 |  |  | 20.85 |  |  |
Vested | (53 | ) |  | 19.55 |  |  | $ | 1,229 |
Canceled/forfeited | (13 | ) |  | 18.61 |  |  |
UNVESTED BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 | 149 |  |  | 19.54 |  |  |
Granted and assumed | 52 |  |  | 24.68 |  |  |
Vested | (46 | ) |  | 19.57 |  |  | $ | 1,191 |
Canceled/forfeited | (14 | ) |  | 19.91 |  |  |
UNVESTED BALANCE AT APRIL 25, 2015 | 141 |  |  | $ | 21.40 |  |  |
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 27, 2013 | 276 |  |  | $ | 24.44 |
Assumed from acquisitions | 6 |  |  | 3.60 |
Exercised | (78 | ) |  | 18.30 |
Canceled/forfeited/expired | (17 | ) |  | 27.53 |
BALANCE AT JULY 26, 2014 | 187 |  |  | 26.03 |
Assumed from acquisitions | 1 |  |  | 2.72 |
Exercised | (64 | ) |  | 21.05 |
Canceled/forfeited/expired | (12 | ) |  | 29.55 |
BALANCE AT APRIL 25, 2015 | 112 |  |  | $ | 28.26 |
Summary Of Significant Ranges Of Outstanding And Exercisable Stock Options | The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of April 25, 2015 (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 – 20.00 |  | 5 |  |  | 4.6 |  | $ | 6.46 |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | 4 |  |  | $ | 8.51 |  |  | $ | 69 |
$ 20.01 – 25.00 |  | 24 |  |  | 0.6 |  | 22.99 |  |  | 140 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 22.99 |  |  | 140 |
$ 25.01 – 30.00 |  | 15 |  |  | 1.3 |  | 26.79 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 26.79 |  |  | 33 |
$ 30.01 – 35.00 |  | 68 |  |  | 1.3 |  | 32.16 |  |  | — |  |  | 68 |  |  | 32.16 |  |  | — |
Total |  | 112 |  |  | 1.3 |  | $ | 28.26 |  |  | $ | 289 |  |  | 111 |  |  | $ | 28.68 |  |  | $ | 242 |
Schedule of Assumptions Used | The assumptions for the valuation of time-based RSUs and PRSUs are summarized as follows:
| RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS |  | PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Three Months Ended | April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014 |  | April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014
Number of shares granted (in millions) | 33 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Grant date fair value per share | $ | 25.31 |  |  | $ | 19.95 |  |  | $ | 25.87 |  |  | $ | 19.85 |
Weighted-average assumptions/inputs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected dividend yield | 2.8 | % |  | 3.1 | % |  | 3.0 | % |  | 3.5 | %
Range of risk-free interest rates | 0.0% – 1.4% |  |  | 0.0% – 1.7% |  |  | 0.0% – 1.4% |  |  | 0.1% – 1.7% |
Range of expected volatilities for index | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |
| RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS |  | PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
Nine Months Ended | April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014 |  | April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014
Number of shares granted (in millions) | 44 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 6 |
Grant date fair value per share | $ | 24.83 |  |  | $ | 20.50 |  |  | $ | 23.97 |  |  | $ | 21.73 |
Weighted-average assumptions/inputs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected dividend yield | 2.9 | % |  | 3.1 | % |  | 3.0 | % |  | 2.7 | %
Range of risk-free interest rates | 0.0% – 1.8% |  |  | 0.0% – 1.7% |  |  | 0.0% – 1.8% |  |  | 0.0% – 1.7% |
Range of expected volatilities for index | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  | 14.4% – 70.0% |  |  | 17.4% – 70.5% |

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