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Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Financing Guarantees Outstanding) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 27, 2019	Jul. 28, 2018
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:	$ 240	$ 308
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:	(81)	(122)
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	159	186
Channel partner
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:	221	277
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:	(63)	(94)
End user
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:	19	31
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:	$ (18)	$ (28)

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115931803&loc=d3e12069-110248

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