v2.4.1.9

Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 25, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income tax provision [Table Text Block]

The following table provides details of income taxes (in millions, except percentages):

	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	April 25, 2015				April 26, 2014				April 25, 2015				April 26, 2014
Income before provision for income taxes	$	3,035			$	2,642			$	8,268			$	6,937
Provision for income taxes	$	598			$	461			$	1,606			$	1,331
Effective tax rate	19.7		%		17.4		%		19.4		%		19.2		%

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