X0304 4 2011-08-01 false 0000064670 MEDTRONIC INC MDT 0001290170 Ellis Gary Lee 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MS LC300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432 false true false false SrVP & Chief Financial Officer Common Stock 4747.202 I 401(k) Common Stock 7076.071 I ESOP Common Stock 2011-08-01 4 A false 22936 0 A 156919.38 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 34.88 2011-08-01 4 A false 91744 0 A 2012-08-01 2021-08-01 Common Stock 91744 91744 D This balance increased by 650.629 shares due to exempt transactions such as dividend reinvestment and ESPP. These Restricted Stock Units lapse 100% on the third anniversary of the grant date if the company's cumulative diluted earnings per share growth during the 36 month period ending on the last day of the company's fiscal year 2014 equals or exceeds a 3% compound annual growth rate, as determined by the compensation committee. These options become exercisable at the rate of 25% of the shares granted per year beginning on the first anniversary of grant. Rhonda L. Ingalsbe, Attorney-in-fact 2011-08-04