Restructuring and Other Costs - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2021 patient
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges, net	$ 14,000,000	$ 11,000,000
Restructuring charges	85,000,000
MCS asset impairment and inventory write-down	0	515,000,000
Definite-lived intangible asset charges	0	409,000,000
Enterprise Excellence
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges, net	40,000,000	74,000,000
Enterprise Excellence | Cost of products sold
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	19,000,000	33,000,000
Enterprise Excellence | Selling, general, and administrative expense
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	28,000,000	30,000,000
Enterprise Excellence | Pre-tax exit and disposal costs and other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost incurred to date	1,600,000,000
Expected cost	1,800,000,000
Simplification
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges, net	36,000,000	7,000,000
Simplification | Selling, general, and administrative expense
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges, net	13,000,000
Simplification | Pre-tax exit and disposal costs and other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost incurred to date	385,000,000
Expected cost	450,000,000
Mechanical Circulatory Support | Cardiovascular
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring write down and impairment provisions		726,000,000
MCS asset impairment and inventory write-down		515,000,000
Definite-lived intangible asset charges		409,000,000
Inventory write-down		58,000,000
Other restructuring costs		211,000,000
Restructuring reserve, current	81,000,000
Restructuring reserve, noncurrent	136,000,000
Number of mechanical circulatory support patients (in patients) | patient			3,200
Mechanical Circulatory Support | Cost of products sold | Cardiovascular
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring write down and impairment provisions		58,000,000
Mechanical Circulatory Support | Other operating expense, net | Cardiovascular
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 155,000,000
Restructuring write down and impairment provisions		$ 668,000,000