Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events On May 25, 2022, the Company and DaVita Inc. (“DaVita”) entered into a definitive agreement with the intent to form a new, independent kidney care-focused medical device company (“NewCo”) with equal equity ownership. The transaction is expected to close in calendar year 2023, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Medtronic is contributing its entire Renal Care Solutions business (“RCS”) to NewCo. RCS is part of the Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, and Renal division in the Company’s Medical Surgical portfolio, and had revenue of $325 million in fiscal year 2022.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6842918&loc=SL6314017-165662

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