EQUITY AWARD PLANS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of RSUs Activity
The Company’s summary of Performance RSUs activity under the Stock Plans is as follows:
 
Number of
Shares
 
Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding—July 31, 2016
12,265,369

 
$
13.23

Granted
8,020,980

 
21.98

Released
(4,375
)
 
14.80

Canceled/forfeited
(410,208
)
 
14.82

Outstanding—January 31, 2017
19,871,766

 
16.74

Schedule of ESPP Valuation Assumptions
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of shares purchased under the 2016 ESPP with the following weighted average assumptions on the date of the grant (on October 11, 2016):
 
Six Months Ended
January 31, 2017
Expected term (in years)
0.75

Risk-free interest rate
0.6
%
Volatility
50.6
%
Dividend yield
%
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs
Total stock-based compensation expense recognized for stock awards in the consolidated statements of operations is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
January 31,
 
Six Months Ended
January 31,
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
Cost of revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product
$
104

 
$
848

 
$
213

 
$
1,814

Support and other services
241

 
2,389

 
534

 
5,739

Sales and marketing
1,964

 
15,528

 
4,082

 
49,419

Research and development
1,612

 
28,759

 
3,241

 
62,785

General and administrative
1,029

 
5,083

 
2,266

 
23,578

Total stock-based compensation expense
$
4,950


$
52,607

 
$
10,336

 
$
143,335

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan
Total stock-based compensation expense recognized for stock awards in the consolidated statements of operations by type of awards is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
January 31,
 
Six Months Ended
January 31,
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
RSUs *
$

 
$
36,677

 
$

 
$
119,008

Stock options *
4,950

 
5,121

 
10,336

 
11,013

ESPP

 
10,809

 

 
13,314

Total stock-based compensation expense
$
4,950


$
52,607

 
$
10,336

 
$
143,335

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*
Includes stock-compensation expense related to stock awards with performance conditions, which vesting was deemed probable during the six months ended January 31, 2017.