Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Domestic and Foreign income before Income taxes

	2010		2011		2012
United States	$	576	$	696	$	660
Foreign		106		133		100
	$	682	$	829	$	760

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

	2011			2012
April 30,
Deferred tax assets:
Postretirement and other benefits	$	94		$	127
Accrued liabilities and other		29			24
Inventories		20			12
Loss and credit carryforwards		50			35
Valuation allowance		(23	)		(24	)
Total deferred tax assets, net		170			174
Deferred tax liabilities:
Trademarks and brand names		(195	)		(228	)
Property, plant, and equipment		(46	)		(49	)
Other		(27	)		(14	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(268	)		(291	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(98	)	$	(117	)

Total income tax expense

	2010			2011			2012
Current:
U.S. federal	$	175		$	171		$	160
Foreign		28			41			24
State and local		19			18			10
		222			230			194
Deferred:
U.S. federal	$	16		$	46		$	48
Foreign		(5	)		(1	)		—
State and local		—			(18	)		5
		11			27			53
	$	233		$	257		$	247

Reconciles our effective tax rate to the federal statutory tax rate in the United States

	Percent of Income Before Taxes
	2010			2011			2012
U.S. federal statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit		1.8			1.1			1.3
Income taxed at other than U.S. federal statutory rate		(1.6	)		(1.6	)		(1.2	)
Tax benefit from U.S. manufacturing		(1.7	)		(2.2	)		(2.2	)
Capital loss benefit		—			(2.7	)		—
Nondeductible goodwill on sale of wine business		—			2.1			—
Other, net		0.6			(0.7	)		(0.4	)
Effective rate		34.1	%		31.0	%		32.5	%

Reconciliation of ending and beginning unrecognized tax benefits

	2010			2011			2012
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$	26		$	35		$	40
Additions for tax positions provided in prior periods		—			1			—
Additions for tax positions provided in current period		13			14			7
Decreases for tax positions provided in prior years		—			(4	)		(5	)
Settlements of tax positions in the current period		(3	)		(5	)		(27	)
Lapse of statutes of limitations		(1	)		(1	)		(2	)
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$	35		$	40		$	13