Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 900	$ 921
Excise taxes	201	216
Cost of sales	208	210
Gross profit	491	495
Advertising expenses	95	99
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	169	170
Other expense (income), net	0	5
Operating income	227	221
Interest expense	9	7
Income before income taxes	218	214
Income taxes	62	64
Net income	$ 156	$ 150
Earnings per share:
Basic (dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.70
Diluted (dollars per share)	0.75	0.70
Cash dividends per common share:
Declared (dollars per share)	0.630	0.580
Paid (dollars per share)	$ 0.315	$ 0.290