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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 27, 2018
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 27, 2018 are as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year | Amount
2019 (remaining nine months) | $ | 312 |
2020 | 323 |
2021 | 220 |
2022 | 152 |
2023 | 102 |
Thereafter | 116 |
Total | $ | 1,225 |
Schedule of Purchase Commitments | The following table summarizes our purchase commitments with contract manufacturers and suppliers (in millions):
Commitments by Period | October 27, 2018 |  | July 28, 2018
Less than 1 year | $ | 5,500 |  |  | $ | 5,407 |
1 to 3 years | 704 |  |  | 710 |
3 to 5 years | 270 |  |  | 360 |
Total | $ | 6,474 |  |  | $ | 6,477 |
Compensation expenses Related to Business Combinations | The following table summarizes the compensation expense related to acquisitions (in millions):
| Three Months Ended
| October 27, 2018 |  | October 28, 2017
Compensation expense related to acquisitions | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | 42 |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability | The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability (in millions):
| Three Months Ended
| October 27, 2018 |  | October 28, 2017
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 359 |  |  | $ | 407 |
Provisions for warranties issued | 156 |  |  | 148 |
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties | (3 | ) |  | (12 | )
Settlements | (145 | ) |  | (149 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 367 |  |  | $ | 394 |
Schedule of Guarantor Obligations | The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at October 27, 2018 and July 28, 2018, 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 27, 2018 |  | July 28, 2018
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees: |  |  |
Channel partner | $ | 307 |  |  | $ | 277 |
End user | 28 |  |  | 31 |
Total | $ | 335 |  |  | $ | 308 |
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees: |  |  |
Channel partner | $ | (72 | ) |  | $ | (94 | )
End user | (26 | ) |  | (28 | )
Total | $ | (98 | ) |  | $ | (122 | )
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue | $ | 237 |  |  | $ | 186 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure for lessee's operating leases. Includes, but is not limited to, description of lessee's operating lease, existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, restrictions imposed by lease, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115931803&loc=d3e12069-110248 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77902758&loc=d3e41502-112717 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77902758&loc=d3e41499-112717 Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -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=82846649&loc=d3e38371-112697 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84164451&loc=d3e36991-112694 + 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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115931803&loc=d3e12069-110248 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115931803&loc=d3e12265-110248 + Details
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