Acquisitions and Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale - Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2022	Jul. 30, 2021
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Milestone Payments [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 119	$ 270
Purchase price contingent consideration	73	0
Purchase price allocation adjustments	0	25
Payments	0	(11)
Change in fair value	2	10
Ending balance	$ 193	$ 294

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- Definition

Contingent milestone payments in business acquisition transactions.

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- Definition

Business Acquisition, Price Contingent Consideration

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- Definition

Amount of contingent consideration arrangement resulting from business combinations.

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- Definition

Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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- Definition

Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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