Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 856	$ 900
Excise taxes	195	201
Net Sales	661	699
Cost of sales	208	208
Gross profit	453	491
Advertising expenses	82	95
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	163	169
Other expense (income), net	(5)	0
Operating income	213	227
Interest income	1	0
Interest expense	13	9
Income before income taxes	201	218
Income taxes	57	62
Net income	$ 144	$ 156
Earnings per share:
Basic (dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.38
Diluted (dollars per share)	0.36	0.37
Cash dividends per common share:
Declared (dollars per share)	0.3400	0.3150
Paid (dollars per share)	$ 0.1700	$ 0.1575