Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 1,406	$ 1,365	$ 4,078	$ 3,831
Excise taxes	325	328	896	894
Net sales	1,081	1,037	3,182	2,937
Cost of sales	457	415	1,323	1,172
Gross profit	624	622	1,859	1,765
Advertising expenses	141	117	372	311
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	186	162	541	495
Other expense (income), net	124	(4)	117	1
Operating income	173	347	829	958
Non-operating postretirement expense	27	0	27	2
Interest income	(2)	(1)	(7)	(3)
Interest expense	24	20	61	61
Income before income taxes	124	328	748	898
Income taxes	24	69	172	211
Net income	$ 100	$ 259	$ 576	$ 687
Earnings per share:
Basic (dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.54	$ 1.20	$ 1.43
Diluted (dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.54	$ 1.20	$ 1.43