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	Apr. 24, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 24, 2020 USD ($)
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Milestone Payments Associated with Acquisitions
Beginning Balance	$ 222	$ 173
Purchase price contingent consideration	125	151
Contingent consideration payments	(34)	(36)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(33)	(66)
Ending Balance	280	222
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	280	$ 173	$ 280
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Revenue-based payments
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Milestone Payments Associated with Acquisitions
Ending Balance	101
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	101		$ 101
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Revenue-based payments \| Discount Rate \| Minimum
Fair Value Inputs
Contingent consideration, significant unobservable inputs			0.115
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Revenue-based payments \| Discount Rate \| Maximum
Fair Value Inputs
Contingent consideration, significant unobservable inputs			0.324
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Revenue-based payments \| Probability of Payment \| Minimum
Fair Value Inputs
Contingent consideration, significant unobservable inputs			0.40
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Revenue-based payments \| Probability of Payment \| Maximum
Fair Value Inputs
Contingent consideration, significant unobservable inputs			1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Product development-based payments
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Milestone Payments Associated with Acquisitions
Ending Balance	179
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 179		$ 179
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Product development-based payments \| Discount Rate
Fair Value Inputs
Contingent consideration, significant unobservable inputs			0.055
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Product development-based payments \| Probability of Payment \| Minimum
Fair Value Inputs
Contingent consideration, significant unobservable inputs			0.50
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Product development-based payments \| Probability of Payment \| Maximum
Fair Value Inputs
Contingent consideration, significant unobservable inputs			1