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	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 26, 2014	Apr. 25, 2015	Apr. 26, 2014	Oct. 25, 2014	Apr. 28, 2012	Apr. 25, 2015	Jan. 25, 2014	Jul. 26, 2014
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Purchase Commitments	$ 4,495,000,000		$ 4,495,000,000				$ 4,495,000,000		$ 4,169,000,000
Liability for purchase commitments	153,000,000		153,000,000				153,000,000		162,000,000
Future compensation expense & contingent consideration, maximum	366,000,000		366,000,000				366,000,000
Commitments and contingencies
Volume of channel partner financing	6,300,000,000us-gaap_GrossTransactionVolume	5,800,000,000us-gaap_GrossTransactionVolume	19,000,000,000us-gaap_GrossTransactionVolume	17,900,000,000us-gaap_GrossTransactionVolume
Balance of the channel partner financing subject to guarantees	1,200,000,000		1,200,000,000				1,200,000,000		1,200,000,000
Financing provided by third parties for leases and loans on which the Company has provided guarantees	22,000,000	44,000,000	87,000,000	89,000,000
Cost of Goods Sold (Adjustment)	3,584,000,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold	3,595,000,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold	11,309,000,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold	11,665,000,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Brazilian Authority Claim Of Import Tax Evasion By Importer Tax Portion	291,000,000		291,000,000				291,000,000
Brazilian Authority Claim Of Import Tax Evasion By Importer Interest Portion	1,100,000,000		1,100,000,000				1,100,000,000
Brazilian Authority Claim Of Import Tax Evasion By Importer Penalties Portion	1,300,000,000		1,300,000,000				1,300,000,000
Minimum
Contingency [Line Items]
Warranty period for products, in days	90 days
Channel partners revolving short-term financing payment term, in days	60 days
Maximum
Contingency [Line Items]
Warranty period for products, in years	5 years
Channel partners revolving short-term financing payment term, in days	90 days
End User Lease And Loan Term, in years	3 years
Insieme Networks Inc
Contingency [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entities Investment						100,000,000
Ownership percentage as a result of investment					83.00%
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	51,000,000	52,000,000	155,000,000	363,000,000			571,000,000
Insieme Networks Inc \| Maximum \| Including compensation that has been expensed through current reporting period [Member]
Contingency [Line Items]
Commitments and contingencies	843,000,000		843,000,000				843,000,000
Investments In Privately Held Companies
Contingency [Line Items]
Commitments and contingencies	247,000,000		247,000,000				247,000,000		255,000,000
Supplier Component Remediation Liability
Contingency [Line Items]
Commitments and contingencies	426,000,000		426,000,000				426,000,000	63,000,000	670,000,000
Cost of Goods Sold (Adjustment)	(164,000,000)							655,000,000
Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States [Member]
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Percentage of revenue, Percentage	2.00%
Rockstar [Member]
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Cost of Goods Sold (Adjustment)					188,000,000
Rockstar [Member] \| Partially offset to $188 million accrued to Cost of goods sold in Q1'15
Contingency [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value	$ 300,000,000