COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	6 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	Jan. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Purchase Commitments In the normal course of business, we make commitments with our contract manufacturers and OEMs to ensure them a minimum level of financial consideration for their investment in our joint solutions. These commitments are based on revenue targets or on-hand inventory and non-cancelable purchase orders for non-standard components. We record a charge related to these items when we determine that it is probable a loss will be incurred and we are able to estimate the amount of the loss. Our historical charges have not been material. As of January 31, 2020, we had up to approximately $95.7 million of non-cancelable purchase obligations and other commitments pertaining to our daily business operations, and up to approximately $134.9 million in the form of guarantees to certain of our contract manufacturers and OEMs. Legal Proceedings Beginning on March 29, 2019, several purported securities class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against us and two of our officers. The initial complaints generally alleged that the defendants made false and misleading statements in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and SEC Rule 10b-5. In July 2019, the court consolidated the actions into a single action, and appointed a lead plaintiff who, per the court-approved schedule, filed a consolidated amended complaint on September 9, 2019. The action is brought on behalf of those who purchased or otherwise acquired our stock between November 30, 2017 and May 30, 2019, inclusive. The consolidated amended complaint seeks monetary damages in an unspecified amount. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint and the court held a hearing on the motion on February 12, 2020. We are awaiting a decision from the court regarding the motion. This case is in the very early stages and we are not able to determine what, if any, liabilities will attach to these complaints. Beginning on July 1, 2019, several shareholder derivative complaints were filed in each of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the Superior Court of California for the County of San Mateo and the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara, naming (i) fourteen of Nutanix’s current and former officers and directors as defendants and (ii) the Company as a nominal defendant. The complaints generally allege claims for breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment, all based on the same general underlying allegations that are contained in the securities class actions described above. The Superior Court complaints additionally allege insider trading and violation of California Corporations Code Section 25402 and the Santa Clara County Superior Court complaints further include additional claims for "abuse of control" and "gross mismanagement." In January 2020, the court consolidated the federal derivative actions into a single action, and set a schedule for plaintiffs to file a consolidated complaint, which is currently due on March 6, 2020. In August 2019, the court consolidated the Santa Clara derivative actions into a single action, and in January 2020, the court stayed the consolidated Santa Clara action in deference to the federal derivative actions described above. On September 17, 2019, the San Mateo court granted the plaintiff’s request for voluntary dismissal without prejudice. The defendants have not responded to any of the derivative actions to date. These cases are in the very early stages and we are not able to determine what, if any, liabilities will attach to these complaints. We are not currently a party to any other legal proceedings that we believe to be material to our business or financial condition. From time to time, we may become party to various litigation matters and subject to claims that arise in the ordinary course of business.