Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2015	Jun. 16, 2015	Oct. 24, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Medtronic plc
Entity Central Index Key	0001613103
Document Period End Date	Apr. 24, 2015
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-24
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 65.4
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,416,351,117
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015