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Income Taxes (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income tax provision | The following table provides details of income taxes (in millions, except percentages):
| Three Months Ended
| October 29, 2016 |  | October 24, 2015
Income before provision for income taxes | $ | 2,953 |  |  | $ | 3,137 |
Provision for income taxes | $ | 631 |  |  | $ | 707 |
Effective tax rate | 21.4 | % |  | 22.5 | %

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