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Segment Information and Major Customers (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 25, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reportable Segments | Summarized financial information by segment for the three and nine months ended April 25, 2015 and April 26, 2014, based on the Company’s internal management system and as utilized by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), is as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014 |  | April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas | $ | 7,252 |  |  | $ | 6,689 |  |  | $ | 21,854 |  |  | $ | 20,465 |
EMEA | 3,119 |  |  | 3,068 |  |  | 9,212 |  |  | 8,897 |
APJC | 1,766 |  |  | 1,788 |  |  | 5,252 |  |  | 5,423 |
Total | $ | 12,137 |  |  | $ | 11,545 |  |  | $ | 36,318 |  |  | $ | 34,785 |
Gross margin: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas | $ | 4,560 |  |  | $ | 4,196 |  |  | $ | 13,776 |  |  | $ | 12,823 |
EMEA | 1,949 |  |  | 1,967 |  |  | 5,774 |  |  | 5,725 |
APJC | 1,080 |  |  | 1,076 |  |  | 3,157 |  |  | 3,148 |
Segment total | 7,589 |  |  | 7,239 |  |  | 22,707 |  |  | 21,696 |
Unallocated corporate items | (64 | ) |  | (233 | ) |  | (759 | ) |  | (1,332 | )
Total | $ | 7,525 |  |  | $ | 7,006 |  |  | $ | 21,948 |  |  | $ | 20,364 |
Net Sales For Groups Of Similar Products And Services | The following table presents revenue for groups of similar products and services (in millions):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014 |  | April 25, 2015 |  | April 26, 2014
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Switching | $ | 3,560 |  |  | $ | 3,368 |  |  | $ | 11,022 |  |  | $ | 10,366 |
NGN Routing | 1,999 |  |  | 1,925 |  |  | 5,712 |  |  | 5,681 |
Collaboration | 973 |  |  | 909 |  |  | 2,912 |  |  | 2,859 |
Service Provider Video | 914 |  |  | 961 |  |  | 2,561 |  |  | 2,905 |
Data Center | 801 |  |  | 662 |  |  | 2,340 |  |  | 1,868 |
Wireless | 611 |  |  | 560 |  |  | 1,827 |  |  | 1,624 |
Security | 412 |  |  | 361 |  |  | 1,283 |  |  | 1,119 |
Other | 56 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 182 |  |  | 218 |
Product | 9,326 |  |  | 8,820 |  |  | 27,839 |  |  | 26,640 |
Service | 2,811 |  |  | 2,725 |  |  | 8,479 |  |  | 8,145 |
Total | $ | 12,137 |  |  | $ | 11,545 |  |  | $ | 36,318 |  |  | $ | 34,785 |
Property And Equipment, Net | Property and equipment information is based on the physical location of the assets. The following table presents property and equipment information for geographic areas (in millions):
| April 25, 2015 |  | July 26, 2014
Property and equipment, net: |  |  |
United States | $ | 2,709 |  |  | $ | 2,697 |
International | 567 |  |  | 555 |
Total | $ | 3,276 |  |  | $ | 3,252 |

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