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Segment Information and Major Customers (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reportable Segments | Summarized financial information by segment for the three months ended October 29, 2016 and October 24, 2015, 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
| October 29, 2016 |  | October 24, 2015
Revenue: |  |  |
Americas | $ | 7,443 |  |  | $ | 7,792 |
EMEA | 3,013 |  |  | 3,094 |
APJC | 1,896 |  |  | 1,796 |
Total | $ | 12,352 |  |  | $ | 12,682 |
Gross margin: |  |  |
Americas | $ | 4,833 |  |  | $ | 4,943 |
EMEA | 2,013 |  |  | 1,989 |
APJC | 1,204 |  |  | 1,078 |
Segment total | 8,050 |  |  | 8,010 |
Unallocated corporate items | (166 | ) |  | (178 | )
Total | $ | 7,884 |  |  | $ | 7,832 |
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
| October 29, 2016 |  | October 24, 2015
Revenue: |  |  |
Switching | $ | 3,716 |  |  | $ | 4,009 |
NGN Routing | 2,089 |  |  | 1,969 |
Collaboration | 1,081 |  |  | 1,115 |
Data Center | 834 |  |  | 859 |
Wireless | 632 |  |  | 646 |
Security | 540 |  |  | 485 |
Service Provider Video(1) | 271 |  |  | 687 |
Other | 139 |  |  | 74 |
Product | 9,302 |  |  | 9,844 |
Service | 3,050 |  |  | 2,838 |
Total | $ | 12,352 |  |  | $ | 12,682 |
(1) During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company completed the sale of the Customer Premises Equipment portion of its Service Provider Video Connected Devices business (“SP Video CPE Business”). As a result, revenue from this portion of the Service Provider Video product category will not recur in future periods. Includes SP Video CPE Business revenue of $411 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2016.
Property And Equipment, Net | The following table presents property and equipment information for geographic areas (in millions):
| October 29, 2016 |  | July 30, 2016
Property and equipment, net: |  |  |
United States | $ | 2,847 |  |  | $ | 2,822 |
International | 652 |  |  | 684 |
Total | $ | 3,499 |  |  | $ | 3,506 |

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