v3.19.1

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2019

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 April 27, 2019 are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Amount
2019 (remaining three months)	$	111
2020	372
2021	257
2022	177
2023	112
Thereafter	121
Total	$	1,150

Schedule of Purchase Commitments

The following table summarizes our purchase commitments with contract manufacturers and suppliers (in millions):

Commitments by Period	April 27, 2019				July 28, 2018
Less than 1 year	$	4,738			$	5,407
1 to 3 years	734				710
3 to 5 years	90				360
Total	$	5,562			$	6,477

Compensation expenses Related to Business Combinations

The following table summarizes the compensation expense related to acquisitions (in millions):

	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	April 27, 2019				April 28, 2018				April 27, 2019				April 28, 2018
Compensation expense related to acquisitions	$	76			$	53			$	251			$	141

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability

The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability (in millions):

	Nine Months Ended
	April 27, 2019				April 28, 2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	359			$	407
Provisions for warranties issued	447				431
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties	(6		)		(32		)
Settlements	(449		)		(441		)
Acquisitions and divestitures	(2		)		—
Balance at end of period	$	349			$	365

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

  The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at April 27, 2019 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):

	April 27, 2019				July 28, 2018
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	221			$	277
End user	19				31
Total	$	240			$	308
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(63	)		$	(94	)
End user	(18		)		(28		)
Total	$	(81	)		$	(122	)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	159			$	186

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