Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Future Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	Jul. 26, 2026	Apr. 26, 2026
Supply and capacity
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Remainder of 2027	$ 92
2028	87
2029	88
2030	6
2031	5
2032 and thereafter	1
Total	279	$ 119
Cloud service agreements
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Remainder of 2027	3
2028	8
2029	7
2030	6
2031	4
2032 and thereafter	1
Total	29
Data center leases not commenced
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Remainder of 2027	0
2028	1
2029	1
2030	2
2031	1
2032 and thereafter	20
Total	25
Equity investments
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Remainder of 2027	18
2028	3
2029	2
2030	2
2031	0
2032 and thereafter	0
Total	25
Capital expenditures
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Remainder of 2027	7
2028	1
2029	0
2030	0
2031	0
2032 and thereafter	0
Total	8
Total
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Remainder of 2027	120
2028	100
2029	98
2030	16
2031	10
2032 and thereafter	22
Total	$ 366

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Section S99
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 440
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