Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplemental information on year end balance sheets

Supplemental information on our year-end balance sheets is as follows:

April 30,	2016		2017
Other current assets:
Prepaid taxes	$	208	$	210
Other	149		132
	$	357	$	342
Property, plant, and equipment:
Land	$	76	$	81
Buildings	468		497
Equipment	619		659
Construction in process	54		96
	1,217		1,333
Less accumulated depreciation	588		620
	$	629	$	713
Accounts payable and accrued expenses:
Accounts payable, trade	$	121	$	137
Accrued expenses:
Advertising and promotion	133		111
Compensation and commissions	105		97
Excise and other non-income taxes	58		61
Other	84		95
	380		364
	$	501	$	501
Other liabilities:
Deferred benefit – tax (Note 13)	$	59	$	43
Other	87		87
	$	146	$	130