Edgar Filing: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended January 28, 2012

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 0-18225

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

California

77-0059951

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

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170 West Tasman Drive

San Jose, California 95134

(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(408) 526-4000

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Number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of February 14, 2012: 5,385,938,187

Cisco Systems, Inc.

FORM 10-Q for the Quarter Ended January 28, 2012

INDEX


		Page
Part I.	Financial Information		3
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)		3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011		3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011		4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011		5
	Consolidated Statements of Equity for the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011		6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		37
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		66
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		68
Part II.	Other Information		69
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		69
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		70
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		85
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		86
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		86
Item 5.	Other Information		86
Item 6.	Exhibits		86
	Signature		87

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except par value)

(Unaudited)


	January 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,561	$	7,662
Investments		38,181		36,923
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $229 at January 28, 2012 and $204 at July 30, 2011		3,876		4,698
Inventories		1,590		1,486
Financing receivables, net		3,547		3,111
Deferred tax assets		2,102		2,410
Other current assets		1,441		941

Total current assets		59,298		57,231
Property and equipment, net		3,711		3,916
Financing receivables, net		3,472		3,488
Goodwill		16,841		16,818
Purchased intangible assets, net		2,236		2,541
Other assets		3,701		3,101


TOTAL ASSETS	$	89,259	$	87,095


LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	$	605	$	588
Accounts payable		791		876
Income taxes payable		495		120
Accrued compensation		2,561		3,163
Deferred revenue		8,534		8,025
Other current liabilities		4,612		4,734


Total current liabilities		17,598		17,506


Long-term debt		16,299		16,234
Income taxes payable		1,556		1,191
Deferred revenue		3,928		4,182
Other long-term liabilities		613		723


Total liabilities		39,994		39,836

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Equity:
Cisco shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value: 5 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding		—		—
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.001 par value: 20,000 shares authorized; 5,378 and 5,435 shares issued and outstanding at January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, respectively		38,906		38,648
Retained earnings		9,490		7,284
Accumulated other comprehensive income		850		1,294


Total Cisco shareholders’ equity		49,246		47,226

Noncontrolling interests		19		33


Total equity		49,265		47,259


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	89,259	$	87,095

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in millions, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
NET SALES:
Product	$	9,118		$	8,236		$	18,070		$	16,936
Service		2,409			2,171			4,713			4,221

Total net sales		11,527			10,407			22,783			21,157

COST OF SALES:
Product		3,650			3,382			7,213			6,631
Service		812			764			1,615			1,510

Total cost of sales		4,462			4,146			8,828			8,141

GROSS MARGIN		7,065			6,261			13,955			13,016

OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development		1,339			1,478			2,714			2,909
Sales and marketing		2,395			2,444			4,847			4,846
General and administrative		497			452			1,049			910
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		97			203			196			316
Restructuring and other charges		3			—			205			—

Total operating expenses		4,331			4,577			9,011			8,981


OPERATING INCOME		2,734			1,684			4,944			4,035
Interest income		158			156			322			316
Interest expense		(150	)		(161	)		(298	)		(327	)
Other income, net		7			51			26			131

Interest and other income, net		15			46			50			120


INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		2,749			1,730			4,994			4,155
Provision for income taxes		567			209			1,035			704

NET INCOME	$	2,182		$	1,521		$	3,959		$	3,451


Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.41		$	0.27		$	0.74		$	0.62

Diluted	$	0.40		$	0.27		$	0.73		$	0.61


Shares used in per-share calculation:
Basic		5,368			5,531			5,381			5,563

Diluted		5,401			5,587			5,404			5,630


Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.06		$	—		$	0.12		$	—

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

(Unaudited)


	Six Months Ended
	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	3,959		$	3,451
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and other		1,185			1,240
Share-based compensation expense		695			837
Provision for doubtful accounts		30			—
Deferred income taxes		29			64
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		(32	)		(45	)
Net gains on investments		(11	)		(154	)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable		761			343
Inventories		(194	)		(270	)
Financing receivables, net		(538	)		(770	)
Other assets		(505	)		130
Accounts payable		(78	)		(105	)
Income taxes, net		146			(317	)
Accrued compensation		(508	)		(568	)
Deferred revenue		304			686
Other liabilities		191			(246	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		5,434			4,276


Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments		(17,810	)		(17,632	)
Proceeds from sales of investments		12,291			9,394
Proceeds from maturities of investments		4,039			8,357
Acquisition of property and equipment		(549	)		(652	)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired		(109	)		(94	)
Change in investments in privately held companies		(107	)		(50	)
Other		160			28

Net cash used in investing activities		(2,085	)		(649	)


Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuances of common stock		653			1,158
Repurchases of common stock		(2,355	)		(4,550	)
Short-term borrowings, maturities less than 90 days, net		17			23
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		32			45
Dividends paid		(644	)		—
Other		(153	)		40

Net cash used in financing activities		(2,450	)		(3,284	)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		899			343
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		7,662			4,581


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	8,561		$	4,924


Cash paid for:
Interest	$	340		$	388
Income taxes	$	860		$	957

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(in millions)

(Unaudited)


Six Months Ended January 28, 2012	Shares of Common Stock			Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Total Cisco Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
BALANCE AT JULY 30, 2011		5,435		$	38,648		$	7,284		$	1,294		$	47,226		$	33		$	47,259
Net income								3,959						3,959						3,959
Change in:
Unrealized gains and losses on investments, net											(59	)		(59	)		(14	)		(73	)
Derivative instruments											(68	)		(68	)					(68	)
Cumulative translation adjustment and other											(317	)		(317	)					(317	)

Comprehensive income (loss)														3,515			(14	)		3,501

Issuance of common stock		78			653									653						653
Repurchase of common stock		(135	)		(1,046	)		(1,109	)					(2,155	)					(2,155	)
Cash dividends declared								(644	)					(644	)					(644	)
Tax effects from employee stock incentive plans					(48	)								(48	)					(48	)
Purchase acquisitions					4									4						4
Share-based compensation expense					695									695						695

BALANCE AT JANUARY 28, 2012		5,378		$	38,906		$	9,490		$	850		$	49,246		$	19		$	49,265


Six Months Ended January 29, 2011	Shares of Common Stock			Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Total Cisco Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
BALANCE AT JULY 31, 2010		5,655		$	37,793		$	5,851		$	623		$	44,267		$	18		$	44,285
Net income								3,451						3,451						3,451
Change in:
Unrealized gains and losses on investments, net											89			89			27			116
Derivative instruments											19			19						19
Cumulative translation adjustment and other											245			245						245

Comprehensive income														3,804			27			3,831

Issuance of common stock		87			1,158									1,158						1,158
Repurchase of common stock		(209	)		(1,489	)		(2,939	)					(4,428	)					(4,428	)
Tax effects from employee stock incentive plans					(3	)								(3	)					(3	)
Purchase acquisitions					6									6						6
Share-based compensation expense					837									837						837

BALANCE AT JANUARY 29, 2011		5,533		$	38,302		$	6,363		$	976		$	45,641		$	45		$	45,686

In September 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program. As of January 28, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors had authorized an aggregate repurchase of up to $82 billion of common stock under this program with no termination date. For additional information regarding stock repurchases, see Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The stock repurchases since the inception of this program and the related impact on Cisco shareholders’ equity are summarized in the following table (in millions):


	Shares of Common Stock		Common Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings		Total Cisco Shareholders’ Equity
Repurchases of common stock under the repurchase program		3,604	$	16,052	$	57,731	$	73,783

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The fiscal year for Cisco Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “Cisco”) is the 52 or 53 weeks ending on the last Saturday in July. Fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 are each 52-week fiscal years. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Cisco and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Company conducts business globally and is primarily managed on a geographic basis. Beginning in fiscal 2012, the Company is organized into the following three geographic segments: the Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”); and Asia Pacific, Japan, and China (“APJC”). In fiscal 2011, the Company was organized into four geographic segments, which consisted of United States and Canada, European Markets, Emerging Markets, and Asia Pacific Markets. As a result of this geographic segment change in fiscal 2012, countries within the former Emerging Markets segment were consolidated into either EMEA or the Americas segment depending on their respective geographic locations. The Company has reclassified the geographic segment data for the prior period to conform to the current period’s presentation.

The accompanying financial data as of January 28, 2012 and for the three and six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011 has been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The July 30, 2011 Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 30, 2011.

The Company consolidates its investment in a venture fund managed by SOFTBANK Corp. and its affiliates (“SOFTBANK”) as the Company is the primary beneficiary. The noncontrolling interests attributed to SOFTBANK are presented as a separate component from the Company’s equity in the equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. SOFTBANK’s share of the earnings in the venture fund is not presented separately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and is included in other income, net, as this amount is not material for any of the fiscal periods presented.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments, except as disclosed herein) necessary to present fairly each of the statement of financial position as of January 28, 2012; the results of operations for the three and six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011; and the statement of cash flows and equity for the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, as applicable, have been made. The results of operations for the three and six months ended January 28, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.

In addition to the geographic segment change referred to above, certain other reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts in order to conform to the current period’s presentation.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were issued.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Recent Accounting Standards or Updates Not Yet Effective

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an accounting standard update to provide guidance on achieving a consistent definition of and common requirements for measurement of and disclosure concerning fair value as between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This accounting standard update is effective for the Company beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements but does not expect it will have a material impact.

In June 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard update to provide guidance on increasing the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. This accounting standard update eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity and requires that the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This accounting standard update is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and it will only result in changes in the Company’s financial statement presentation.

In August 2011, the FASB approved a revised accounting standard update intended to simplify how an entity tests goodwill for impairment. The amendment will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. An entity no longer will be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. This accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and early adoption is permitted.

In December 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard update requiring enhanced disclosures about certain financial instruments and derivative instruments that are offset in the statement of financial position or that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements. This accounting standard update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, at which time the Company will include the applicable disclosures required by this accounting standard update.

3. Business Combinations

The Company completed 4 business combinations during the six months ended January 28, 2012. A summary of the allocation of the total purchase consideration is presented as follows (in millions):


	Shares Issued		Purchase Consideration		Net Liabilities Assumed			Purchased Intangible Assets		Goodwill
Total acquisitions		—	$	122	$	(21	)	$	84	$	59

The total purchase consideration related to the Company’s business combinations completed during the six months ended January 28, 2012 consisted of either cash consideration or cash consideration along with vested share-based awards assumed. Total transaction costs related to business combination activities were $2 million and $7 million for the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively. These transaction costs were expensed as incurred as general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses.

The Company continues to evaluate certain assets and liabilities related to business combinations completed during the recent periods. Additional information, which existed as of the acquisition date but was at that time unknown to the Company, may become known to the Company during the remainder of the measurement period, a period not to exceed 12 months from the acquisition date. Changes to amounts recorded as assets or liabilities may result in a corresponding adjustment to goodwill.

The goodwill generated from the Company’s business combinations completed during the six months ended January 28, 2012 is primarily related to expected synergies. The goodwill is not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the operating results of each business combination from the date of acquisition. Pro forma results of operations for the acquisitions completed during the six months ended January 28, 2012 have not been presented because the effects of the acquisitions, individually and in the aggregate, were not material to the Company’s financial results.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

4.	Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

(a) Goodwill

Beginning in fiscal 2012, the Company’s reportable segments were changed to the following segments: the Americas, EMEA, and APJC. As a result, the Company reallocated the goodwill at July 30, 2011 to these reportable segments. The following table presents the goodwill allocated to the Company’s reportable segments as of and during the six months ended January 28, 2012 (in millions):


	Balance at							Balance at
	July 30, 2011		Acquisitions		Other			January 28, 2012
Americas	$	11,627	$	38	$	(4	)	$	11,661
EMEA		3,272		10		(32	)		3,250
APJC		1,919		11		—			1,930

Total	$	16,818	$	59	$	(36	)	$	16,841

In the preceding table, “Other” includes foreign currency translation and purchase accounting adjustments.

(b) Purchased Intangible Assets

The following table presents details of the Company’s intangible assets acquired through business combinations completed during the six months ended January 28, 2012 (in millions, except years):


	FINITE LIVES												INDEFINITE LIVES
	TECHNOLOGY				CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS				OTHER				IN-PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT		TOTAL
	Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)		Amount		Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)		Amount		Weighted- Average Useful Life (in Years)		Amount		Amount		Amount
Total		3.6	$	84		—	$	—		—	$	—	$	—	$	84

The following tables present details of the Company’s purchased intangible assets (in millions):


January 28, 2012	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Purchased intangible assets with finite lives:
Technology	$	2,187	$	(737	)	$	1,450
Customer relationships		2,263		(1,505	)		758
Other		122		(103	)		19

Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives		4,572		(2,345	)		2,227
In-process research & development, with indefinite lives		9		—			9

Total	$	4,581	$	(2,345	)	$	2,236


July 30, 2011	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Purchased intangible assets with finite lives:
Technology	$	1,961	$	(561	)	$	1,400
Customer relationships		2,277		(1,346	)		931
Other		123		(91	)		32

Total purchased intangible assets with finite lives		4,361		(1,998	)		2,363
In-process research & development, with indefinite lives		178		—			178

Total	$	4,539	$	(1,998	)	$	2,541

Purchased intangible assets include intangible assets acquired through business combinations as well as through direct purchases or licenses.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

The following table presents the amortization of purchased intangible assets (in millions):

		$00,00		$00,00		$00,00		$00,00
	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011		January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
Amortization of purchased intangible assets:
Cost of sales	$	99	$	171	$	195	$	277
Operating expenses		97		203		196		316

Total	$	196	$	374	$	391	$	593

There were no impairment charges in the three and six months ended January 28, 2012. The amortization of purchased intangible assets for the three and six months ended January 29, 2011 included impairment charges of approximately $155 million, of which $63 million was recorded to product cost of sales and $92 million was recorded to operating expenses. These impairment charges were primarily due to declines in estimated fair value as a result of reductions in expected future cash flows associated with certain of the Company’s consumer products. The impairment of such purchased intangible assets was categorized as $96 million in technology, $40 million in customer relationships, and $19 million in other.

The estimated future amortization expense of purchased intangible assets with finite lives as of January 28, 2012 is as follows (in millions):


Fiscal Year	Amount
2012 (remaining six months)	$	399
2013		675
2014		492
2015		417
2016		191
Thereafter		53

Total	$	2,227

5.	Restructuring and Other Charges

In fiscal 2011, the Company initiated a number of key, targeted actions to address several areas in its business model. These actions are intended to simplify and focus the Company’s organization and operating model; align the Company’s cost structure given transitions in the marketplace; divest or exit underperforming operations; and deliver value to the Company’s shareholders. The Company is taking these actions to align its business based on its five foundational priorities: leadership in its core business (routing, switching, and associated services), which includes comprehensive security and mobility solutions; collaboration; data center virtualization and cloud; video; and architectures for business transformation.

Pursuant to the restructuring that the Company announced in July 2011, the Company has incurred cumulative charges of $926 million (included as part of the charges discussed below). The Company expects that the total pre-tax charges pursuant to these restructuring actions will be approximately $1 billion and it expects the remaining charges to be incurred in the second half of fiscal 2012. The following table summarizes the activities related to the restructuring and other charges since the Company’s July 2011 announcement related to the realignment and restructuring of the Company’s business as well as certain consumer product lines as announced during April 2011 (in millions):


	Voluntary Early Retirement Program			Employee Severance			Goodwill Intangible Assets			Other			Total
Charges in fiscal 2011	$	453		$	247		$	71		$	28		$	799
Cash payments		(436	)		(13	)		—			—			(449	)
Non-cash items		—			—			(71	)		(17	)		(88	)

Balance as of July 30, 2011		17			234			—			11			262
Charges		—			179			—			26			205
Cash payments		(17	)		(350	)		—			(9	)		(376	)
Non-cash items		—			—			—			(16	)		(16	)

Balance as of January 28, 2012	$	—		$	63		$	—		$	12		$	75

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

During the three months ended January 28, 2012, the Company incurred restructuring charges of $3 million. During the six months ended January 28, 2012, the Company incurred total restructuring charges of $205 million consisting of $179 million of employee severance charges and $26 million of other restructuring charges. The employee severance charges consisted of $217 million of charges primarily related to impacted employees in the Company’s international locations, partially offset by a reduction of $38 million related to a change in estimate regarding certain employee severance charges incurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Other charges incurred during the six months ended January 28, 2012 were primarily for the consolidation of excess facilities, as well as an incremental charge related to the sale of the Company’s Juarez, Mexico manufacturing operations, which sale was completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

6.	Balance Sheet Details

The following tables provide details of selected balance sheet items (in millions):


	January 28, 2012			July 30, 2011
Inventories:
Raw materials	$	148		$	219
Work in process		36			52
Finished goods:
Distributor inventory and deferred cost of sales		704			631
Manufactured finished goods		424			331

Total finished goods		1,128			962

Service-related spares		198			182
Demonstration systems		80			71

Total	$	1,590		$	1,486

Property and equipment, net:
Land, buildings, and building & leasehold improvements	$	4,608		$	4,760
Computer equipment and related software		1,443			1,429
Production, engineering, and other equipment		5,172			5,093
Operating lease assets ⁽¹⁾		307			293
Furniture and fixtures		486			491

		12,016			12,066
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization ⁽¹⁾		(8,305	)		(8,150	)

Total	$	3,711		$	3,916

⁽¹⁾ Accumulated depreciation related to operating lease assets was $182 and $169 as of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, respectively.

Other assets:
Deferred tax assets	$	2,055		$	1,864
Investments in privately held companies		864			796
Other		782			441

Total	$	3,701		$	3,101

Deferred revenue:
Service	$	8,478		$	8,521
Product:
Unrecognized revenue on product shipments and other deferred revenue		3,038			3,003
Cash receipts related to unrecognized revenue from two-tier distributors		946			683

Total product deferred revenue		3,984			3,686

Total	$	12,462		$	12,207

Reported as:
Current	$	8,534		$	8,025
Noncurrent		3,928			4,182

Total	$	12,462		$	12,207

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7.	Financing Receivables and Guarantees

(a) Financing Receivables

Financing receivables primarily consist of lease receivables, loan receivables, and financed service contracts and other. Lease receivables represent sales-type and direct-financing leases resulting from the sale of the Company’s and complementary third-party products and are typically collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. Lease receivables consist of arrangements with terms of four years on average while loan receivables generally have terms of up to three years. The financed service contracts and other category includes financing receivables related to technical support and advanced services, as well as an insignificant amount of receivables related to financing of certain indirect costs associated with leases. Revenue related to the technical support services is typically deferred and included in deferred service revenue and is recognized ratably over the period during which the related services are to be performed, which typically ranges from one to three years.

A summary of the Company’s financing receivables is presented as follows (in millions):


January 28, 2012	Lease Receivables			Loan Receivables			Financed Service Contracts & Other⁽¹⁾			Total Financing Receivables
Gross	$	3,293		$	1,673		$	2,666		$	7,632
Unearned income		(244	)		—			—			(244	)
Allowance for credit loss		(250	)		(110	)		(9	)		(369	)

Total, net	$	2,799		$	1,563		$	2,657		$	7,019

Reported as:
Current	$	1,155		$	932		$	1,460		$	3,547
Noncurrent		1,644			631			1,197			3,472

Total, net	$	2,799		$	1,563		$	2,657		$	7,019


July 30, 2011	Lease Receivables			Loan Receivables			Financed Service Contracts & Other⁽¹⁾			Total Financing Receivables
Gross	$	3,111		$	1,468		$	2,637		$	7,216
Unearned income		(250	)		—			—			(250	)
Allowance for credit loss		(237	)		(103	)		(27	)		(367	)

Total, net	$	2,624		$	1,365		$	2,610		$	6,599

Reported as:
Current	$	1,087		$	673		$	1,351		$	3,111
Noncurrent		1,537			692			1,259			3,488

Total, net	$	2,624		$	1,365		$	2,610		$	6,599

⁽¹⁾	As of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, the deferred service revenue related to financed service contracts and other was $1,951 million and $2,044 million, respectively.

Contractual maturities of the gross lease receivables at January 28, 2012 are summarized as follows (in millions):


Fiscal Year	Amount
2012 (remaining six months)	$	766
2013		1,132
2014		803
2015		415
2016		156
Thereafter		21

Total	$	3,293

Actual cash collections may differ from the contractual maturities due to early customer buyouts, refinancings, or defaults.

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(b) Credit Quality of Financing Receivables

Financing receivables categorized by the Company’s internal credit risk rating as of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 are summarized as follows (in millions):


	INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING
January 28, 2012	1 to 4		5 to 6		7 and Higher		Total		Residual Value		Gross Receivables, Net of Unearned Income
Lease receivables	$	1,502	$	1,226	$	31	$	2,759	$	290	$	3,049
Loan receivables		744		899		30		1,673		—		1,673
Financed service contracts & other		1,660		938		68		2,666		—		2,666

Total	$	3,906	$	3,063	$	129	$	7,098	$	290	$	7,388


	INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING
July 30, 2011	1 to 4		5 to 6		7 and Higher		Total		Residual Value		Gross Receivables, Net of Unearned Income
Established Markets
Lease receivables	$	1,214	$	1,182	$	23	$	2,419	$	292	$	2,711
Loan receivables		204		187		4		395		—		395
Financed service contracts & other		1,622		939		52		2,613		—		2,613

Total Established Markets	$	3,040	$	2,308	$	79	$	5,427	$	292	$	5,719


Growth Markets
Lease receivables	$	35	$	93	$	18	$	146	$	4	$	150
Loan receivables		458		580		35		1,073		—		1,073
Financed service contracts & other		1		19		4		24		—		24

Total Growth Markets	$	494	$	692	$	57	$	1,243	$	4	$	1,247

Total	$	3,534	$	3,000	$	136	$	6,670	$	296	$	6,966

The Company determines the adequacy of its allowance for credit loss by assessing the risks and losses inherent in its financing receivables by portfolio segment. The portfolio segment is based on the types of financing offered by the Company to its customers: lease receivables, loan receivables, and financed service contracts and other. Effective in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company combined its financing receivables into a single class as the two prior classes, Established Markets and Growth Markets, now exhibit similar risk characteristics as reflected by the Company’s historical losses. In addition, effective in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company also refined its methodology for calculating its allowance for financing receivables as discussed under (c) Allowance for Credit Loss Rollforward.

The Company’s internal credit risk ratings of 1 through 4 correspond to investment-grade ratings, while credit risk ratings of 5 and 6 correspond to non-investment-grade ratings. Credit risk ratings of 7 and higher correspond to substandard ratings and constitute a relatively small portion of the Company’s financing receivables.

In circumstances when collectability is not deemed reasonably assured, the associated revenue is deferred in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policies, and the related allowance for credit loss, if any, is included in deferred revenue. The Company also records deferred revenue associated with financing receivables when there are remaining performance obligations, as it does for financed service contracts. Total allowances for credit loss and deferred revenue as of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 were $2,599 million and $2,793 million, respectively, and they were associated with financing receivables (net of unearned income) of $7,388 million and $6,966 million as of their respective period ends. The losses that the Company has incurred historically as well as in the periods presented with respect to its financing receivables have been immaterial and consistent with the performance of an investment-grade portfolio. The Company did not modify any financing receivables during the periods presented.

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The following tables present the aging analysis of financing receivables as of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 (in millions):


	DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED)
January 28, 2012	31-60		61-90		91+		Total Past Due		Current		Gross Receivables, Net of Unearned Income		Non- Accrual Financing Receivables		Impaired Financing Receivables
Lease receivables	$	180	$	55	$	188	$	423	$	2,626	$	3,049	$	24	$	14
Loan receivables		16		26		6		48		1,625		1,673		5		4
Financed service contracts & other		129		63		211		403		2,263		2,666		11		7

Total	$	325	$	144	$	405	$	874	$	6,514	$	7,388	$	40	$	25


	DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED)
July 30, 2011	31-60		61-90		91+		Total Past Due		Current		Gross Receivables, Net of Unearned Income		Non- Accrual Financing Receivables		Impaired Financing Receivables
Established Markets
Lease receivables	$	85	$	33	$	139	$	257	$	2,454	$	2,711	$	16	$	6
Loan receivables		6		1		9		16		379		395		1		1
Financed service contracts & other		68		33		265		366		2,247		2,613		17		6

Total Established Markets	$	159	$	67	$	413	$	639	$	5,080	$	5,719	$	34	$	13


Growth Markets
Lease receivables	$	4	$	2	$	13	$	19	$	131	$	150	$	18	$	18
Loan receivables		2		6		12		20		1,053		1,073		3		3
Financed service contracts & other		—		—		—		—		24		24		—		—

Total Growth Markets	$	6	$	8	$	25	$	39	$	1,208	$	1,247	$	21	$	21

Total	$	165	$	75	$	438	$	678	$	6,288	$	6,966	$	55	$	34

Past due financing receivables are those that are 31 days or more past due according to their contractual payment terms. The data in the preceding tables are presented by contract and the aging classification of each contract is based on the oldest outstanding receivable, and therefore past due amounts also include unbilled and current receivables within the same contract. The preceding aging tables exclude pending adjustments on billed tax assessment in certain international markets. The balances of either unbilled or current financing receivables included in the greater-than-90 days past due category for lease receivables, loan receivables, and financed service contracts and other were, respectively, $148 million, $3 million, and $169 million as of January 28, 2012; and were, respectively, $116 million, $15 million, and $230 million as of July 30, 2011.

As of January 28, 2012, the Company had financing receivables of $80 million, net of unbilled or current receivables from the same contract, that were in the greater-than-90 days past due category but remained on accrual status. Such balance was $50 million as of July 30, 2011. A financing receivable may be placed on non-accrual status earlier if, in management’s opinion, a timely collection of the full principal and interest becomes uncertain.

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(c) Allowance for Credit Loss Rollforward

The allowances for credit loss and the related financing receivables are summarized as follows (in millions):


Allowance for Credit Loss	Lease Receivables			Loan Receivables			Financed Service Contracts & Other			Total
BALANCE AT JULY 30, 2011	$	237		$	103		$	27		$	367
Provisions		2			5			2			9
Foreign exchange and other		(6	)		(5	)		—			(11	)

BALANCE AT OCTOBER 29, 2011		233			103			29			365
Provisions		18			4			(18	)		4
Foreign exchange and other		(1	)		3			(2	)		—

BALANCE AT JANUARY 28, 2012	$	250		$	110		$	9		$	369

Gross receivables, net of unearned income, as of January 28, 2012	$	3,049		$	1,673		$	2,666		$	7,388

Allowance for Credit Loss	Lease Receivables			Loan Receivables			Financed Service Contracts & Other			Total
BALANCE AT JULY 31, 2010	$	207		$	73		$	21		$	301
Provisions		6			(15	)		3			(6	)
Write offs, net of recoveries		(1	)		—			(1	)		(2	)
Foreign exchange and other		20			22			—			42

BALANCE AT OCTOBER 30, 2010		232			80			23			335
Provisions		15			24			4			43
Foreign exchange and other		(14	)		(20	)		—			(34	)

BALANCE AT JANUARY 29, 2011	$	233		$	84		$	27		$	344

Gross receivables, net of unearned income, as of January 29, 2011	$	2,513		$	1,294		$	2,285		$	6,092

When determining the allowances for credit loss, financing receivables are evaluated on an individual or a collective basis. When evaluating lease and loan receivables and the earned portion of financed service contracts for possible impairment on an individual basis, the Company considers historical experience, credit quality, age of the receivable balances, and economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay. When the evaluation indicates that it is probable that all amounts due pursuant to the contractual terms of the financing agreement, including scheduled interest payments, are unable to be collected, the financing receivable is considered impaired. All such outstanding amounts, including any accrued interest, are assessed at the customer level and will be fully reserved. Typically, the Company considers receivables with a risk rating of 8 or higher to be impaired. Financing receivables that were individually evaluated for impairment during the periods presented were not material and therefore are not presented separately in the preceding tables.

The Company evaluates the remainder of its financing receivables portfolio for impairment on a collective basis and records an allowance for credit loss at the portfolio segment level. Effective at the beginning of the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company refined its methodology for determining the portion of its allowance for credit loss that is evaluated on a collective basis. The refinement consists of more systematically giving effect to economic conditions, concentration of risk and correlation. The Company also began to use expected default frequency rates published by a major third-party credit-rating agency as well as its own historical loss rate in the event of default. Previously the Company used only historical loss rates published by the same third-party credit-rating agency. These refinements are intended to better identify changes in macroeconomic conditions and credit risk. There was not a material change to the Company’s total allowance for credit loss related to financing receivables as a result of these methodology refinements. See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 30, 2011 for a discussion of the methodology applied in previous periods.

(d) Financing Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, the Company provides financing guarantees for various third-party financing arrangements extended to channel partners and end-user customers. Payments under these financing guarantee arrangements were not material for the periods presented.

Channel Partner Financing Guarantees The Company facilitates arrangements for third-party financing extended to channel partners, consisting of revolving short-term financing, generally with payment terms ranging from 60 to 90 days. These financing arrangements facilitate the working capital requirements of the channel partners and, in some cases, the Company guarantees a portion of these arrangements. The volume of channel partner financing was $5.4 billion and $4.5 billion for the three months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively. The volume of channel partner financing was $10.7 billion and $9.0 billion for the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively. The balance of the channel partner financing subject to guarantees was $1.6 billion as of January 28, 2012 and $1.4 billion as of July 30, 2011.

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End-User Financing Guarantees The Company also provides financing guarantees for third-party financing arrangements extended to end-user customers related to leases and loans that typically have terms of up to three years. The volume of financing provided by third parties for leases and loans on which the Company had provided guarantees was $60 million and $74 million for the three months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively, and was $95 million and $109 million for the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively.

Financing Guarantee Summary The aggregate amount of financing guarantees outstanding at January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, 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):


	January 28, 2012			July 30, 2011
Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	353		$	336
End user		247			277

Total	$	600		$	613

Deferred revenue associated with financing guarantees:
Channel partner	$	(240	)	$	(248	)
End user		(224	)		(248	)

Total	$	(464	)	$	(496	)

Maximum potential future payments relating to financing guarantees, net of associated deferred revenue	$	136		$	117

8.	Investments

(a) Summary of Available-for-Sale Investments

The following tables summarize the Company’s available-for-sale investments (in millions):


January 28, 2012	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Fixed income securities:
U.S. government securities	$	20,983	$	61	$	—		$	21,044
U.S. government agency securities ⁽¹⁾		8,517		29		—			8,546
Non-U.S. government and agency securities ⁽²⁾		2,884		9		(3	)		2,890
Corporate debt securities		4,195		51		(12	)		4,234
Asset-backed securities		110		2		(5	)		107

Total fixed income securities		36,689		152		(20	)		36,821
Publicly traded equity securities		819		543		(2	)		1,360

Total	$	37,508	$	695	$	(22	)	$	38,181


July 30, 2011	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Fixed income securities:
U.S. government securities	$	19,087	$	52	$	—		$	19,139
U.S. government agency securities ⁽¹⁾		8,742		35		(1	)		8,776
Non-U.S. government and agency securities ⁽²⁾		3,119		14		(1	)		3,132
Corporate debt securities		4,333		65		(4	)		4,394
Asset-backed securities		120		5		(4	)		121

Total fixed income securities		35,401		171		(10	)		35,562
Publicly traded equity securities		734		639		(12	)		1,361

Total	$	36,135	$	810	$	(22	)	$	36,923

⁽¹⁾	Includes corporate debt securities that are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

⁽²⁾	Includes agency and corporate debt securities that are guaranteed by non-U.S. governments.

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(b) Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Investments

The following table presents the gross realized gains and gross realized losses related to the Company’s available-for-sale investments (in millions):


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Gross realized gains	$	188		$	49		$	424		$	165
Gross realized losses		(151	)		(32	)		(378	)		(58	)

Total	$	37		$	17		$	46		$	107

The following table presents the realized net gains (losses) related to the Company’s available-for-sale investments (in millions):


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011		January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
Net gains on investments in publicly traded equity securities	$	31	$	11	$	15	$	30
Net gains on investments in fixed income securities		6		6		31		77

Total	$	37	$	17	$	46	$	107

Impairment charges on available-for-sale investments were not material for the periods presented.

The following table summarizes the activity related to credit losses for fixed income securities (in millions):


Six Months Ended	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	(23	)	$	(95	)
Sales of other-than-temporarily impaired fixed income securities		4			45

Balance at end of period	$	(19	)	$	(50	)

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The following tables present the breakdown of the available-for-sale investments with gross unrealized losses and the duration that those losses had been unrealized at January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 (in millions):


	UNREALIZED LOSSES LESS THAN 12 MONTHS					UNREALIZED LOSSES 12 MONTHS OR GREATER					TOTAL
January 28, 2012	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Non-U.S. government and agency securities ⁽¹⁾	$	1,247	$	(3	)	$	—	$	—		$	1,247	$	(3	)
Corporate debt securities		935		(10	)		52		(2	)		987		(12	)
Asset-backed securities		1		—			98		(5	)		99		(5	)

Total fixed income securities		2,183		(13	)		150		(7	)		2,333		(20	)
Publicly traded equity securities		27		(2	)		—		—			27		(2	)

Total	$	2,210	$	(15	)	$	150	$	(7	)	$	2,360	$	(22	)


	UNREALIZED LOSSES LESS THAN 12 MONTHS					UNREALIZED LOSSES 12 MONTHS OR GREATER					TOTAL
July 30, 2011	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
U.S. government agency securities⁽²⁾	$	2,310	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	2,310	$	(1	)
Non-U.S. government and agency securities ⁽¹⁾		875		(1	)		—		—			875		(1	)
Corporate debt securities		548		(2	)		56		(2	)		604		(4	)
Asset-backed securities		—		—			105		(4	)		105		(4	)

Total fixed income securities		3,733		(4	)		161		(6	)		3,894		(10	)
Publicly traded equity securities		112		(12	)		—		—			112		(12	)

Total	$	3,845	$	(16	)	$	161	$	(6	)	$	4,006	$	(22	)

⁽¹⁾	Includes agency and corporate debt securities that are guaranteed by non-U.S. governments.

⁽²⁾	Includes corporate debt securities that are guaranteed by the FDIC.

As of January 28, 2012, for fixed income securities that were in unrealized loss positions, the Company has determined that (i) it does not have the intent to sell any of these investments and (ii) it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell any of these investments before recovery of the entire amortized cost basis. In addition, as of January 28, 2012, the Company anticipates that it will recover the entire amortized cost basis of such fixed income securities and has determined that no other-than-temporary impairments associated with credit losses were required to be recognized during the three and six months ended January 28, 2012.

The Company has evaluated its publicly traded equity securities as of January 28, 2012 and has determined that there was no indication of other-than-temporary impairments in the respective categories of unrealized losses. This determination was based on several factors, which include the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less than the cost basis, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the Company’s intent and ability to hold the publicly traded equity securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value.

(c) Maturities of Fixed Income Securities

The following table summarizes the maturities of the Company’s fixed income securities at January 28, 2012 (in millions):


	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Less than 1 year	$	18,331	$	18,360
Due in 1 to 2 years		12,302		12,351
Due in 2 to 5 years		5,865		5,918
Due after 5 years		191		192

Total	$	36,689	$	36,821

Actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.

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(d) Securities Lending

The Company periodically engages in securities lending activities with certain of its available-for-sale investments. These transactions are accounted for as a secured lending of the securities, and the securities are typically loaned only on an overnight basis. The average daily balance of securities lending for the six months ended January 28, 2012 was approximately $0.4 billion. The average daily balance of securities lending for the six months ended January 29, 2011 was approximately $2.2 billion. The Company requires collateral equal to at least 102% of the fair market value of the loaned security in the form of cash or liquid, high-quality assets. The Company engages in these secured lending transactions only with highly creditworthy counterparties, and the associated portfolio custodian has agreed to indemnify the Company against any collateral losses. The Company did not experience any losses in connection with the secured lending of securities during the periods presented. As of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, the Company had no outstanding securities lending transactions.

9.	Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

(a) Fair Value Hierarchy

The accounting guidance for fair value measurement requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

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(b) Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 were as follows (in millions):


	JANUARY 28, 2012								JULY 30, 2011
	FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS								FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Balance		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Balance
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	6,612	$	—	$	—	$	6,612	$	5,852	$	—	$	—	$	5,852
U.S. government agency securities ⁽¹⁾		—		—		—		—		—		1		—		1
Available-for-sale investments:
U.S. government securities		—		21,044		—		21,044		—		19,139		—		19,139
U.S. government agency securities ⁽¹⁾		—		8,546		—		8,546		—		8,776		—		8,776
Non-U.S. government and agency securities ⁽²⁾		—		2,890		—		2,890		—		3,132		—		3,132
Corporate debt securities		—		4,234		—		4,234		—		4,394		—		4,394
Asset-backed securities		—		107		—		107		—		—		121		121
Publicly traded equity securities		1,360		—		—		1,360		1,361		—		—		1,361
Derivative assets		—		238		1		239		—		220		2		222

Total	$	7,972	$	37,059	$	1	$	45,032	$	7,213	$	35,662	$	123	$	42,998

Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	—	$	48	$	—	$	48	$	—	$	24	$	—	$	24

Total	$	—	$	48	$	—	$	48	$	—	$	24	$	—	$	24

⁽¹⁾	Includes corporate debt securities that are guaranteed by the FDIC.

⁽²⁾	Includes agency and corporate debt securities that are guaranteed by non-U.S. governments.

Level 2 fixed income securities are priced using quoted market prices for similar instruments or nonbinding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, and other similar data, which are obtained from quoted market prices, independent pricing vendors, or other sources, to determine the ultimate fair value of these assets and liabilities. The Company uses such pricing data as the primary input to make its assessments and determinations as to the ultimate valuation of its investment portfolio and has not made, during the periods presented, any material adjustments to such inputs. The Company is ultimately responsible for the financial statements and underlying estimates. The Company’s derivative instruments are primarily classified as Level 2, as they are not actively traded and are valued using pricing models that use observable market inputs. The Company did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements during the periods presented.

Level 3 assets include certain derivative instruments, the values of which are determined based on discounted cash flow models using inputs that the Company could not corroborate with market data. The asset-backed securities were reclassified from Level 3 to Level 2 at the end of the three months ended January 28, 2012 as circumstances indicated an increase in market activity and related market observable data is available for such financial assets.

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The following tables present a reconciliation for all assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011 (in millions):


	Asset-Backed Securities			Derivative Assets			Total
Balance at July 30, 2011	$	121		$	2		$	123
Total gains and losses (realized and unrealized):
Included in other income, net		3			—			3
Included in other comprehensive income		(3	)		—			(3	)
Sales and maturities		(14	)		(1	)		(15	)
Transfer into Level 2		(107	)		—			(107	)

Balance at January 28, 2012	$	—		$	1		$	1


	Asset-Backed Securities			Derivative Assets			Total
Balance at July 31, 2010	$	149		$	3		$	152
Total gains and losses (realized and unrealized):
Included in other income, net		—			(1	)		(1	)
Included in other comprehensive income		—			—			—
Sales and maturities		(11	)		—			(11	)

Balance at January 29, 2011	$	138		$	2		$	140

Losses attributable to assets still held as of January 29, 2011	$	—		$	(1	)	$	(1	)

(c) Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The following tables present the Company’s financial instruments and nonfinancial assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the indicated periods and the related recognized gains and losses for the periods (in millions):

		$000,00000		$000,00000		$000,00000		$000,00000		$000,00000			$000,00000
			FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	Net Carrying Value as of January 28, 2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Losses for the Three Months Ended January 28, 2012			Total Losses for the Six Months Ended January 28, 2012
Investments in privately held companies	$	6	$	—	$	—	$	6	$	(1	)	$	(2	)
Property held for sale	$	39	$	—	$	—	$	39		(27	)		(116	)
Gains on assets no longer held as of January 28, 2012										14			14

Total losses for nonrecurring measurements									$	(14	)	$	(104	)


			FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	Net Carrying Value as of January 29, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Losses for the Three Months Ended January 29, 2011			Total Losses for the Six Months Ended January 29, 2011
Investments in privately held companies	$	11	$	—	$	—	$	11	$	(2	)	$	(5	)
Purchased intangible assets	$	8	$	—	$	—	$	8		(155	)		(155	)

Total losses for nonrecurring measurements									$	(157	)	$	(160	)

The assets in the preceding tables were classified as Level 3 assets because the Company used unobservable inputs to value them, reflecting the Company’s assessment of the assumptions market participants would use in pricing these assets due to the absence of quoted market prices and the inherent lack of liquidity. These assets were measured at fair value due to events or circumstances the Company identified as having significantly impacted the fair value during the respective indicated periods.

The fair value for investments in privately held companies was measured using financial metrics, comparison to other private and public companies, and analysis of the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers, including recent financing activities and their capital structure as well as other economic variables. The impairment as a result of the evaluation for the investments in privately held companies was recorded to other income, net.

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The fair value of property held for sale was measured using discounted cash flow techniques.

The fair value for purchased intangible assets for which the carrying amount was not deemed to be recoverable was determined using the future undiscounted cash flows that the assets are expected to generate. The difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the assets was recorded as an impairment charge and included in product cost of sales and operating expenses as indicated in Note 4.

(d) Other

The fair value of certain of the Company’s financial instruments that are not measured at fair value, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued compensation and other current liabilities, approximates the carrying amount because of their short maturities. In addition, the fair value of the Company’s loan receivables and financed service contracts also approximates the carrying amount. The fair value of the Company’s debt is disclosed in Note 10 and was determined using quoted market prices for those securities.

10.

Borrowings

(a) Short-Term Debt

The following table summarizes the Company’s short-term debt (in millions, except percentages):


	January 28, 2012					July 30, 2011
	Amount		Weighted-Average Interest Rate			Amount		Weighted-Average Interest Rate
Commercial paper	$	500		0.12	%	$	500		0.14	%
Other notes and borrowings		105		5.98	%		88		4.59	%

Total short-term debt	$	605				$	588

In fiscal 2011, the Company established a short-term debt financing program of up to $3.0 billion through the issuance of commercial paper notes. The Company used the proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper notes for general corporate purposes, including repayment of matured debt, if applicable. The outstanding commercial paper as of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 had maturity dates of approximately three months or less.

Other notes and borrowings in the preceding table consist of notes and credit facilities established with a number of financial institutions that are available to certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company. These notes and credit facilities are subject to various terms and foreign currency market interest rates pursuant to individual financial arrangements between the financing institution and the applicable foreign subsidiary.

As of January 28, 2012, the estimated fair value of the short-term debt approximates its carrying value due to the short maturities.

(b) Long-Term Debt

The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt (in millions, except percentages):


	January 28, 2012						July 30, 2011
	Amount			Effective Rate			Amount			Effective Rate
Senior Notes:
Floating-rate notes, due 2014	$	1,250			0.89	%	$	1,250			0.60	%
1.625% fixed-rate notes, due 2014		2,000			0.88	%		2,000			0.58	%
2.90% fixed-rate notes, due 2014		500			3.11	%		500			3.11	%
5.50% fixed-rate notes, due 2016		3,000			3.17	%		3,000			3.06	%
3.15% fixed-rate notes, due 2017		750			1.11	%		750			0.81	%
4.95% fixed-rate notes, due 2019		2,000			5.08	%		2,000			5.08	%
4.45% fixed-rate notes, due 2020		2,500			4.50	%		2,500			4.50	%
5.90% fixed-rate notes, due 2039		2,000			6.11	%		2,000			6.11	%
5.50% fixed-rate notes, due 2040		2,000			5.67	%		2,000			5.67	%

Total		16,000						16,000
Unaccreted discount		(71	)					(73	)
Hedge accounting adjustment		370						307

Total long-term debt	$	16,299					$	16,234

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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To achieve its interest rate risk management objectives, the Company entered into interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $4.25 billion designated as fair value hedges of certain fixed-rate senior notes. In effect, these swaps convert the fixed interest rates of the fixed-rate notes to floating interest rates based on the London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps substantially offset changes in the fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt that are attributable to the changes in market interest rates. See Note 11.

The effective rates for the fixed-rate debt include the interest on the notes, the accretion of the discount, and, if applicable, adjustments related to hedging. Based on market prices, the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was $18.3 billion as of January 28, 2012.

Interest is payable semiannually on each class of the senior fixed-rate notes and payable quarterly on the floating-rate notes. Each of the senior fixed-rate notes is redeemable by the Company at any time, subject to a make-whole premium.

The senior notes rank at par with the issued commercial paper notes, as well as any other commercial paper notes that may be issued in the future pursuant to the short-term debt financing program, as discussed earlier under “Short-Term Debt.” The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of January 28, 2012.

Future principal payments for long-term debt as of January 28, 2012 are summarized as follows (in millions):


Fiscal Year	Amount
2014	$	3,250
2015		500
2016		3,000
Thereafter		9,250

Total	$	16,000

(c) Credit Facility

On February 17, 2012, the Company entered into a credit agreement with certain institutional lenders that provides for a $3.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that is scheduled to expire on February 17, 2017. Any advances under the credit agreement will accrue interest at rates that are equal to, based on certain conditions, either (i) the higher of the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, Bank of America’s “prime rate” as announced from time to time or one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%, or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin that is based on the Company’s senior debt credit ratings as published by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. The credit agreement requires the Company to comply with certain covenants, including that it maintains an interest coverage ratio as defined in the agreement.

The Company may also, upon the agreement of either the then-existing lenders or additional lenders not currently parties to the agreement, increase the commitments under the credit facility by up to an additional $2.0 billion and/or extend the expiration date of the credit facility up to February 17, 2019. As of February 21, 2012, the Company was in compliance with the required interest coverage ratio and the other covenants, and the Company had not borrowed any funds under the credit facility.

This credit facility replaces the Company’s prior credit facility that was entered into on August 17, 2007, which was terminated in connection with its entering into the new credit facility. As of January 28, 2012, the Company was in compliance with the required interest coverage ratio and the other covenants, and it had not borrowed any funds under the prior credit facility.

11.

Derivative Instruments

(a) Summary of Derivative Instruments

The Company uses derivative instruments primarily to manage exposures to foreign currency exchange rate, interest rate, and equity price risks. The Company’s primary objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, and equity prices. The Company’s derivatives expose it to credit risk to the extent that the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreement. The Company does, however, seek to mitigate such risks by limiting its counterparties to major financial institutions. In addition, the potential risk of loss with any one counterparty resulting from this type of credit risk is monitored. Management does not expect material losses as a result of defaults by counterparties.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments and the line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets to which they were recorded are summarized as follows (in millions):


	DERIVATIVE ASSETS					DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
	Balance Sheet Line Item	January 28, 2012		July 30, 2011		Balance Sheet Line Item	January 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives	Other current assets	$	11	$	67	Other current liabilities	$	27	$	12
Interest rate derivatives	Other assets		222		146	Other long-term liabilities		—		—

Total		$	233	$	213		$	27	$	12

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives	Other current assets	$	5	$	7	Other current liabilities	$	21	$	12
Equity derivatives	Other assets		1		2	Other long-term liabilities		—		—

Total			6		9			21		12

Total		$	239	$	222		$	48	$	24

The effects of the Company’s cash flow hedging instruments on other comprehensive income (OCI) and the Consolidated Statements of Operations are summarized as follows (in millions):


Three Months Ended	GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES (EFFECTIVE PORTION)						GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME (EFFECTIVE PORTION)
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011			Line Item in Statements of Operations	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Foreign currency derivatives	$	(44	)	$	(10	)	Operating expenses	$	(22	)	$	17
							Cost of sales-service		(4	)		3

Total	$	(44	)	$	(10	)		$	(26	)	$	20


Six Months Ended	GAINS (LOSSES) RECOGNIZED IN OCI ON DERIVATIVES (EFFECTIVE PORTION)					GAINS (LOSSES) RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO INCOME (EFFECTIVE PORTION)
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011		Line Item in Statements of Operations	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Foreign currency derivatives	$	(94	)	$	45	Operating expenses	$	(22	)	$	23
						Cost of sales-service		(4	)		4

Total	$	(94	)	$	45		$	(26	)	$	27

During the three and six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, the amounts recognized in earnings on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges related to the ineffective portion were not material, and the Company did not exclude any component of the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. As of January 28, 2012, the Company estimates that approximately $50 million of net derivative losses related to its cash flow hedges included in AOCI will be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months.

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The effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations of derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges and the underlying hedged items is summarized as follows (in millions):

	00000000.00		00000000.00			00000000.00			00000000.00			00000000.00
Three Months Ended		GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS						GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS
Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedging Instruments	Line Item in Statements of Operations	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Interest rate derivatives	Interest expense	$	41		$	(53	)	$	(42	)	$	55

Six Months Ended		GAINS (LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS						GAINS (LOSSES) RELATED TO HEDGED ITEMS
Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedging Instruments	Line Item in Statements of Operations	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Interest rate derivatives	Interest expense	$	76		$	(23	)	$	(78	)	$	23

The Company did not exclude, from the assessment of hedge effectiveness in the preceding tables, any component of the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges. The effect on the Consolidated Statements of Operations of derivative instruments not designated as hedges is summarized as follows (in millions):

		GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED						GAINS (LOSSES) FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Line Item in Statements of Operations	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Foreign currency derivatives	Other income, net	$	(88	)	$	16		$	(145	)	$	130
Total return swaps-deferred compensation	Cost of Sales		3			—			3			—
	Operating expenses		10			13			(10	)		24
Equity derivatives	Other income, net		(18	)		3			(11	)		8

Total		$	(93	)	$	32		$	(163	)	$	162

The notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding derivatives are summarized as follows (in millions):


	January 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives–cash flow hedges	$	2,125	$	3,433
Interest rate derivatives		4,250		4,250
Net investment hedging instruments		66		73
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign currency derivatives		5,201		4,565
Total return swaps		275		262

Total	$	11,917	$	12,583

(b) Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

The Company conducts business globally in numerous currencies. Therefore, it is exposed to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. To limit the exposure related to foreign currency changes, the Company enters into foreign currency contracts. The Company does not enter into such contracts for trading purposes.

The Company hedges forecasted foreign currency transactions related to certain operating expenses and service cost of sales with currency options and forward contracts. These currency option and forward contracts, designated as cash flow hedges, generally have maturities of less than 18 months. The Company assesses effectiveness based on changes in total fair value of the derivatives. The effective portion of the derivative instrument’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of AOCI and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the hedged exposure affects earnings. The ineffective portion, if any, of the gain or loss is reported in earnings immediately. During the fiscal years presented, the Company did not discontinue any cash flow hedge for which it was probable that a forecasted transaction would not occur.

The Company enters into foreign exchange forward and option contracts to reduce the short-term effects of foreign currency fluctuations on assets and liabilities such as foreign currency receivables, including long-term customer financings, investments, and payables. These derivatives are not designated as hedging instruments. Gains and losses on the contracts are included in other income, net, and substantially offset foreign exchange gains and losses from the remeasurement of intercompany balances or other current assets, investments, or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the reporting entity.

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The Company hedges certain net investments in its foreign subsidiaries with forward contracts, which generally have maturities of up to six months. The Company recognized a loss of $2 million and $6 million in OCI for the effective portion of its net investment hedges for the three and six months ended January 28, 2012, respectively. Such losses for each of the three and six months ended January 29, 2011 were $5 million.

(c) Interest Rate Risk

Interest Rate Derivatives, Investments The Company’s primary objective for holding fixed income securities is to achieve an appropriate investment return consistent with preserving principal and managing risk. To realize these objectives, the Company may utilize interest rate swaps or other derivatives designated as fair value or cash flow hedges. As of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011 the Company did not have any outstanding interest rate derivatives related to its fixed income securities.

Interest Rate Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedge, Long-Term Debt In fiscal 2011, the Company entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges related to fixed-rate senior notes that were issued in March 2011 and are due in 2014 and 2017. In fiscal 2010, the Company entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges for a portion of senior fixed-rate notes that were issued in 2006 and are due in 2016. Under these interest rate swaps, the Company receives fixed-rate interest payments and makes interest payments based on LIBOR plus a fixed number of basis points. The effect of such swaps is to convert the fixed interest rates of the senior fixed-rate notes to floating interest rates based on LIBOR. The gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are included in interest expense and substantially offset changes in the fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt that are attributable to the changes in market interest rates. The fair value of the interest rate swaps was reflected in other assets.

(d) Equity Price Risk

The Company may hold equity securities for strategic purposes or to diversify its overall investment portfolio. The publicly traded equity securities in the Company’s portfolio are subject to price risk. To manage its exposure to changes in the fair value of certain equity securities, the Company may enter into equity derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges. The changes in the value of the hedging instruments are included in other income, net, and offset the change in the fair value of the underlying hedged investment. In addition, the Company periodically manages the risk of its investment portfolio by entering into equity derivatives that are not designated as accounting hedges. The changes in the fair value of these derivatives were also included in other income, net. The Company did not have any equity derivatives outstanding related to its investment portfolio at January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011.

The Company is also exposed to variability in compensation charges related to certain deferred compensation obligations to employees. Although not designated as accounting hedges, the Company utilizes derivatives such as total return swaps to economically hedge this exposure. The fair value of such derivative instruments was negligible as of January 28, 2012.

(e) Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features

Certain derivative instruments are executed under agreements that have provisions requiring the Company and the counterparty to maintain a specified credit rating from certain credit rating agencies. If the Company’s or the counterparty’s credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, either party has the right to request collateral on the derivatives’ net liability position. Such provisions did not affect the Company’s financial position as of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

12.

Commitments and Contingencies

(a) Operating Leases

The Company leases office space in several U.S. locations. Outside the United States, larger leased sites include sites in Australia, Belgium, China, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Norway, and the United Kingdom. The Company also leases equipment and vehicles. Future minimum lease payments under all noncancelable operating leases with an initial term in excess of one year as of January 28, 2012 are as follows (in millions):


Fiscal Year	Amount
2012 (remaining six months)	$	197
2013		272
2014		203
2015		164
2016		75
Thereafter		279

Total	$	1,190

(b) Purchase Commitments with Contract Manufacturers and Suppliers

The Company purchases components from a variety of suppliers and uses several contract manufacturers to provide manufacturing services for its products. During the normal course of business, in order to manage manufacturing lead times and help ensure adequate component supply, the Company enters into agreements with contract manufacturers and suppliers that either allow them to procure inventory based upon criteria as defined by the Company or that establish the parameters defining the Company’s requirements. A significant portion of the Company’s reported purchase commitments arising from these agreements consists of firm, noncancelable, and unconditional commitments. In certain instances, these agreements allow the Company the option to cancel, reschedule, and adjust the Company’s requirements based on its business needs prior to firm orders being placed. As of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, the Company had total purchase commitments for inventory of $4.192 billion and $4.313 billion, respectively.

The Company records a liability for firm, noncancelable, and unconditional purchase commitments for quantities in excess of its future demand forecasts consistent with the valuation of the Company’s excess and obsolete inventory. As of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, the liability for these purchase commitments was $152 million and $168 million, respectively, and was included in other current liabilities.

(c) Other Commitments

In connection with the Company’s business combinations and asset purchases, the Company has agreed to pay certain additional amounts contingent upon the achievement of certain agreed-upon-technology, development, product, or other milestones or the continued employment with the Company of certain employees of the acquired entities. The Company recognized such compensation expense of $14 million and $58 million during the three months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively and $28 million and $95 million during the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively. As of January 28, 2012, the Company estimated that future compensation expense and contingent consideration of up to $44 million may be required to be recognized pursuant to the applicable business combination and asset purchase agreements.

The Company also has certain funding commitments, primarily related to its investments in privately held companies and venture funds, some of which are based on the achievement of certain agreed-upon milestones, and some of which are required to be funded on demand. The funding commitments were $139 million and $192 million as of January 28, 2012 and July 30, 2011, respectively.

(d) Variable Interest Entities

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has investments in privately held companies and provides financing to certain customers. These privately held companies and customers may be considered to be variable interest entities. The Company evaluates on an ongoing basis its investments in these privately held companies and its customer financings and has determined that as of January 28, 2012 there were no material unconsolidated variable interest entities.

VCE is a joint venture that the Company formed in fiscal 2010 with EMC Corporation (“EMC”), with investments from VMware, Inc. (“VMware”) and Intel Corporation. VCE helps organizations leverage best-in-class technologies and disciplines from Cisco, EMC, and VMware to enable the transformation to cloud computing.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

As of January 28, 2012, the Company’s cumulative investment in VCE was approximately $264 million, inclusive of accrued interest, and its ownership percentage was approximately 35%. During the six months ended January 28, 2012, the Company invested approximately $157 million in VCE. The Company accounts for its investment in VCE under the equity method, and accordingly its carrying value in VCE as of January 28, 2012 was $99 million, reflecting its cumulative share of VCE’s losses. Over the next 12 months, as VCE scales its operations, the Company expects that it will make additional investments in VCE and may incur additional losses proportionate with the Company’s share.

From time to time, EMC and Cisco may enter into guarantee agreements on behalf of VCE to indemnify third parties, such as customers, for monetary damages. Such guarantees were not material as of January 28, 2012.

(e) Product Warranties and Guarantees

The following table summarizes the activity related to product warranty liability during the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011 (in millions):


	Six Months Ended
	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	342		$	360
Provision for warranties issued		331			229
Payments		(266	)		(236	)

Balance at end of period	$	407		$	353

The Company accrues for warranty costs as part of its cost of sales based on associated material product costs, labor costs for technical support staff, and associated overhead. The Company’s products are generally covered by a warranty for periods ranging from 90 days to five years, and for some products the Company provides a limited lifetime warranty.

In the normal course of business, the Company indemnifies other parties, including customers, lessors, and parties to other transactions with the Company, with respect to certain matters. The Company has agreed to hold the other parties harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations or covenants or out of intellectual property infringement or other claims made against certain parties. These agreements may limit the time within which an indemnification claim can be made and the amount of the claim. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors, and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws contain similar indemnification obligations to the Company’s agents. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount under these indemnification agreements due to the Company’s limited history with prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the Company under these agreements have not had a material effect on the Company’s operating results, financial position, or cash flows.

The Company also provides financing guarantees, which are generally for various third-party financing arrangements to channel partners and other end-user customers. See Note 7. The Company’s other guarantee arrangements as of January 28, 2012 that were subject to recognition and disclosure requirements were not material.

(f) Legal Proceedings

Brazilian authorities have investigated the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary and certain of its current and former employees, as well as a Brazilian importer of the Company’s products, and its affiliates and employees, relating to alleged evasion of import taxes and alleged improper transactions involving the subsidiary and the importer. Brazilian tax authorities have assessed claims against the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary based on a theory of joint liability with the Brazilian importer for import taxes and related penalties. In addition to claims asserted during prior fiscal years by Brazilian federal tax authorities, tax authorities from the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo asserted similar claims on the same legal basis during the second quarter of fiscal 2011.

The asserted claims by Brazilian federal tax authorities are for calendar years 2003 through 2007 and the asserted claims by the tax authorities from the state of Sao Paulo are for calendar years 2005 through 2007. The total asserted claims by Brazilian state and federal tax authorities aggregated to approximately $464 million for the alleged evasion of import taxes, approximately $1.0 billion for interest, and approximately $2.2 billion for various penalties, all determined using an exchange rate as of January 28, 2012. The Company has completed a thorough review of the matter and believes the asserted tax claims against it are without merit, and the Company intends to defend the claims vigorously. While the Company believes there is no legal basis for its alleged liability, due to the complexities and uncertainty surrounding the judicial process in Brazil and the nature of the claims asserting joint liability with the importer, the Company is unable to determine the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome against it and is unable to reasonably estimate a range of loss, if any. The Company does not expect a final judicial determination for several years.

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On March 31, 2011 and April 12, 2011, purported shareholder class action lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain of its officers and directors. The lawsuits have been consolidated, and an amended consolidated complaint was filed on December 2, 2011. The consolidated action is purportedly brought on behalf of purchasers of the Company’s publicly traded securities between February 3, 2010 and May 11, 2011. Plaintiffs allege that defendants made false and misleading statements, purport to assert claims for violations of the federal securities laws, and seek unspecified compensatory damages and other relief. The Company believes the claims are without merit and intends to defend the actions vigorously. While the Company believes there is no legal basis for liability, due to the uncertainty surrounding the litigation process, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate a range of loss, if any, at this time.

Beginning on April 8, 2011, a number of purported shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed in both the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the California Superior Court for the County of Santa Clara against the Company’s Board of Directors and several of its officers. The federal lawsuits have been consolidated in the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs in both the federal and state derivative actions allege that the Board allowed certain officers to make allegedly false and misleading statements. The complaint includes claims for violation of the federal securities laws, breach of fiduciary duties, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment, and violations of the California Corporations Code. The complaint seeks compensatory damages, disgorgement, and other relief.

In addition, the Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including intellectual property litigation. While the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, the Company does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

13.

Shareholders’ Equity

(a) Stock Repurchase Program

In September 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program. As of January 28, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors had authorized an aggregate repurchase of up to $82 billion of common stock under this program and the remaining authorized repurchase amount was $8.2 billion with no termination date. A summary of the stock repurchase activity under the stock repurchase program, reported based on the trade date, is summarized as follows (in millions, except per-share amounts):


	Shares Repurchased		Weighted- Average Price per Share		Amount Repurchased
Cumulative balance at July 30, 2011		3,478	$	20.64	$	71,773
Repurchase of common stock under the stock repurchase program		126		15.88		2,010

Cumulative balance at January 28, 2012		3,604	$	20.47	$	73,783

The purchase price for the shares of the Company’s stock repurchased is reflected as a reduction to shareholders’ equity. The Company is required to allocate the purchase price of the repurchased shares as (i) a reduction to retained earnings until retained earnings are zero and then as an increase to accumulated deficit and (ii) a reduction of common stock and additional paid-in capital. Issuance of common stock and the tax benefit related to employee stock incentive plans are recorded as an increase to common stock and additional paid-in capital.

(b) Cash Dividends on Shares of Common Stock

During the six months ended January 28, 2012, cash dividends of $0.12 per share, or $644 million were declared and paid on the Company’s outstanding common stock. On February 7, 2012 the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per common share, a two-cent increase over the previous quarter’s dividend, to be paid on April 25, 2012 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 5, 2012. Any future dividends will be subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.

(c) Other Repurchases of Common Stock

For the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, the Company repurchased approximately 9 million and 7 million shares of common stock, or $145 million and $140 million, respectively, in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of restricted stock or stock units.

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(d) Comprehensive Income

The components of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011 are as follows (in millions):


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Net income	$	2,182		$	1,521		$	3,959		$	3,451
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized gains and losses on investments, net of tax benefit (expense) of $15 and $43, for the three and six months ended January 28, 2012, respectively, and $(30) and $(47) for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2011, respectively		(14	)		74			(73	)		116
Change in derivative instruments		(18	)		(30	)		(68	)		19
Change in cumulative translation adjustment and other, net of tax benefit (expense) of $10 and $31, for the three and six months ended January 28, 2012, respectively, and $(5) and $(15) for the corresponding periods of fiscal 2011, respectively		(106	)		7			(317	)		245

Comprehensive income		2,044			1,572			3,501			3,831
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests		7			(25	)		14			(27	)

Comprehensive income attributable to Cisco Systems, Inc.	$	2,051		$	1,547		$	3,515		$	3,804

The components of AOCI, net of tax, are summarized as follows (in millions):


	January 28, 2012			July 30, 2011
Net unrealized gains on investments	$	428		$	487
Net unrealized (losses) gains on derivative instruments		(62	)		6
Cumulative translation adjustment and other		484			801

Total	$	850		$	1,294

14.

Employee Stock Benefit Plans

(a) Employee Stock Incentive Plans

Stock Incentive Plan Program Description As of January 28, 2012, the Company had five stock incentive plans: the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”); the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1996 Plan”); the 1997 Supplemental Stock Incentive Plan (the “Supplemental Plan”); the Cisco Systems, Inc. SA Acquisition Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “SA Acquisition Plan”); and the Cisco Systems, Inc. WebEx Acquisition Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “WebEx Acquisition Plan”). In addition, the Company has, in connection with the acquisitions of various companies, assumed the share-based awards granted under stock incentive plans of the acquired companies or issued share-based awards in replacement thereof. Share-based awards are designed to reward employees for their long-term contributions to the Company and provide incentives for them to remain with the Company. The number and frequency of share-based awards are based on competitive practices, operating results of the Company, government regulations, and other factors. Since the inception of the stock incentive plans, the Company has granted share-based awards to a significant percentage of its employees, and the majority has been granted to employees below the vice president level. The Company’s primary stock incentive plans are summarized as follows:

2005 Plan As amended on November 15, 2007, the maximum number of shares issuable under the 2005 Plan over its term is 559 million shares plus the amount of any shares underlying awards outstanding on November 15, 2007 under the 1996 Plan, the SA Acquisition Plan, and the WebEx Acquisition Plan that are forfeited or are terminated for any other reason before being exercised or settled. If any awards granted under the 2005 Plan are forfeited or are terminated for any other reason before being exercised or settled, then the shares underlying the awards will again be available under the 2005 Plan.

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Pursuant to an amendment approved by the Company’s shareholders on November 12, 2009, the number of shares available for issuance under the 2005 Plan was reduced by 1.5 shares for each share awarded as a stock grant or a stock unit, and any shares underlying awards outstanding under the 1996 Plan, the SA Acquisition Plan, and the WebEx Acquisition Plan that expire unexercised at the end of their maximum terms become available for reissuance under the 2005 Plan. The 2005 Plan permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSU”), the vesting of which may be performance-based or market-based along with the requisite service requirement, and stock appreciation rights to employees (including employee directors and officers), consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and non-employee directors of the Company.

Stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2005 Plan have an exercise price of at least 100% of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date and prior to November 12, 2009 have an expiration date no later than nine years from the grant date. The expiration date for stock options and stock appreciation rights granted subsequent to the amendment approved on November 12, 2009 shall be no later than 10 years from the grant date. The stock options will generally become exercisable for 20% or 25% of the option shares one year from the date of grant and then ratably over the following 48 or 36 months, respectively. Time-based stock grants and time-based RSUs will generally vest with respect to 20% or 25% of the shares or share units covered by the grant on each of the first through fifth or fourth anniversaries of the date of the grant, respectively.

The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors has the discretion to use different vesting schedules. Stock appreciation rights may be awarded in combination with stock options or stock grants, and such awards shall provide that the stock appreciation rights will not be exercisable unless the related stock options or stock grants are forfeited. Stock grants may be awarded in combination with non-statutory stock options, and such awards may provide that the stock grants will be forfeited in the event that the related non-statutory stock options are exercised.

1996 Plan The 1996 Plan expired on December 31, 2006, and the Company can no longer make equity awards under the 1996 Plan. The maximum number of shares issuable over the term of the 1996 Plan was 2.5 billion shares. Stock options granted under the 1996 Plan have an exercise price of at least 100% of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date and expire no later than nine years from the grant date. The stock options generally become exercisable for 20% or 25% of the option shares one year from the date of grant and then ratably over the following 48 or 36 months, respectively. Certain other grants have utilized a 60-month ratable vesting schedule. In addition, the Board of Directors, or other committees administering the plan, have the discretion to use a different vesting schedule and have done so from time to time.

Supplemental Plan The Supplemental Plan expired on December 31, 2007, and the Company can no longer make equity awards under the Supplemental Plan. Officers and members of the Company’s Board of Directors were not eligible to participate in the Supplemental Plan. Nine million shares were reserved for issuance under the Supplemental Plan.

Acquisition Plans In connection with the Company’s acquisitions of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (“Scientific-Atlanta”) and WebEx Communications, Inc. (“WebEx”), the Company adopted the SA Acquisition Plan and the WebEx Acquisition Plan, respectively, each effective upon completion of the applicable acquisition. These plans constitute assumptions, amendments, restatements, and renamings of the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Scientific-Atlanta and the WebEx Communications, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, respectively. The plans permit the grant of stock options, stock, stock units, and stock appreciation rights to certain employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates who had been employed by Scientific-Atlanta or its subsidiaries or WebEx or its subsidiaries, as applicable. As a result of the shareholder approval of the amendment and extension of the 2005 Plan, as of November 15, 2007, the Company will no longer make stock option grants or direct share issuances under either the SA Acquisition Plan or the WebEx Acquisition Plan.

(b) Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which includes its subplan, the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan (together, the “Purchase Plan”), under which 471.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance as of January 28, 2012. Eligible employees are offered shares through a 24-month offering period, which consists of four consecutive 6-month purchase periods. Employees may purchase a limited number of shares of the Company’s stock at a discount of up to 15% of the lesser of the market value at the beginning of the offering period or the end of each 6-month purchase period. The Purchase Plan is scheduled to terminate on January 3, 2020. The Company issued 18 million and 17 million shares under the Purchase Plan during the six months ended January 28, 2012 and January 29, 2011, respectively. As of January 28, 2012, 104 million shares were available for issuance under the Purchase Plan.

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(c) Summary of Share-Based Compensation Expense

Share-based compensation expense consists primarily of expenses for stock options, stock purchase rights, restricted stock, and restricted stock units granted to employees. The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense (in millions):

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