Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Jul. 25, 2026 |
Jul. 26, 2025 |
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| ASSETS | ||
| Inventory write-downs and capitalization | $ 684 | $ 532 |
| Deferred foreign income | 178 | 221 |
| IPR&D and purchased intangible assets | 878 | 961 |
| Depreciation | 208 | 242 |
| Deferred revenue | 1,819 | 1,933 |
| Credits and net operating loss carryforwards | 1,490 | 1,350 |
| Share-based compensation expense | 360 | 319 |
| Accrued compensation | 248 | 175 |
| Lease liabilities | 400 | 379 |
| Capitalized research expenditures | 4,396 | 4,182 |
| Other | 555 | 678 |
| Gross deferred tax assets | 11,216 | 10,972 |
| Valuation allowance | (1,408) | (910) |
| Total deferred tax assets | 9,808 | 10,062 |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Goodwill and purchased intangible assets | (1,946) | (2,288) |
| ROU lease assets | (340) | (315) |
| Unrealized gains on investments | (341) | (50) |
| Other | (157) | (128) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (2,784) | (2,781) |
| Total net deferred tax assets | $ 7,024 | $ 7,281 |
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- Definition Deferred tax asset, credits and net operating loss carryforwards. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Deferred Expense, Capitalized Research and Development Costs No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Deferred Foreign Income No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Leasing Arrangements No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from deferred income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from intangible assets including goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from inventory. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accrued liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets including goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from leasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from unrealized gains on trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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