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Income Taxes (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Apr. 27, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Tax Provision | The following table provides details of income taxes (in millions, except percentages):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| April 27, 2019 |  | April 28, 2018 |  | April 27, 2019 |  | April 28, 2018
Income before provision for income taxes | $ | 3,615 |  |  | $ | 3,253 |  |  | $ | 10,867 |  |  | $ | 9,447 |
Provision for income taxes | $ | 571 |  |  | $ | 562 |  |  | $ | 1,452 |  |  | $ | 13,140 |
Effective tax rate | 15.8 | % |  | 17.3 | % |  | 13.4 | % |  | 139.1 | %

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