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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Purchase Commitments with Contract Manufacturers and Suppliers | The following table summarizes our inventory purchase commitments with contract manufacturers and suppliers by period (in millions):
| October 30, 2021 |  | July 31, 2021
Less than 1 year | $ | 7,621 |  |  | $ | 6,903 |
1 to 3 years | 2,072 |  |  | 1,806 |
3 to 5 years | 1,359 |  |  | 1,545 |
Total | $ | 11,052 |  |  | $ | 10,254 |
Compensation Expense Related to Business Acquisitions | The following table summarizes the compensation expense related to acquisitions (in millions):
| Three Months Ended
| October 30, 2021 |  | October 24, 2020
Compensation expense related to acquisitions | $ | 89 |  |  | $ | 57 |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability | The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability (in millions):
| Three Months Ended
| October 30, 2021 |  | October 24, 2020
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 336 |  |  | $ | 331 |
Provisions for warranties issued | 114 |  |  | 121 |
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties | 2 |  |  | 1 |
Settlements | (111) |  |  | (122) |
Balance at end of period | $ | 341 |  |  | $ | 331 |
Schedule of Guarantor Obligations | The aggregate amounts of financing guarantees outstanding at October 30, 2021 and July 31, 2021, 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 30, 2021 |  | July 31, 2021
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees: |  |  |
Channel partner | $ | 197 |  |  | $ | 155 |
End user | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Total | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 160 |
Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees: |  |  |
Channel partner | $ | (5) |  |  | $ | (16) |
End user | (4) |  |  | (5) |
Total | $ | (9) |  |  | $ | (21) |
Total | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | 139 |

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