Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2016	Mar. 03, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Medtronic plc
Entity Central Index Key	0001613103
Document Period End Date	Jan. 29, 2016
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-29
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Ordinary Shares Outstanding		1,401,043,252
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016