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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Future Annual Minimum Lease Payments Under All Noncancelable Operating Leases | Future minimum lease payments under all noncancelable operating leases with an initial term in excess of one year as of October 29, 2016 are as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year | Amount
2017 (remaining nine months) | $ | 280 |
2018 | 292 |
2019 | 178 |
2020 | 128 |
2021 | 76 |
Thereafter | 162 |
Total | $ | 1,116 |
Compensation expenses related to business combinations | The following table summarizes the compensation expense related to acquisitions (in millions):
| Three Months Ended
| October 29, 2016 |  | October 24, 2015
Compensation expense related to acquisitions | $ | 64 |  |  | $ | 73 |
Schedule Of Product Warranty Liability | The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability (in millions):
| Three Months Ended
| October 29, 2016 |  | October 24, 2015
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 414 |  |  | $ | 449 |
Provisions for warranty issued | 176 |  |  | 160 |
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties | — |  |  | (10 | )
Settlements | (177 | ) |  | (166 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 433 |
Schedule of Guarantor Obligations | Financing Guarantee Summary The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at October 29, 2016 and July 30, 2016, representing the total maximum potential future payments under financing arrangements with third parties along with the related deferred revenue, are summarized in the following table (in millions):
| October 29, 2016 |  | July 30, 2016
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees: |  |  |
Channel partner | $ | 248 |  |  | $ | 281 |
End user | 88 |  |  | 96 |
Total | $ | 336 |  |  | $ | 377 |
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees: |  |  |
Channel partner | $ | (77 | ) |  | $ | (85 | )
End user | (70 | ) |  | (76 | )
Total | $ | (147 | ) |  | $ | (161 | )
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 216 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 1,3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6452660&loc=d3e36991-112694 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12265-110248 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68068213&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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