Restructuring and Other Costs - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2022	Apr. 29, 2022	Oct. 29, 2021	Jul. 30, 2021	Oct. 28, 2022	Oct. 29, 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges, net	$ 30,000,000		$ 10,000,000		$ 44,000,000	$ 21,000,000
Charges					180,000,000
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	53,000,000		62,000,000		93,000,000	136,000,000
Enterprise Excellence | Cost of products sold
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges	19,000,000		31,000,000		38,000,000	64,000,000
Enterprise Excellence | Selling, general, and administrative expense
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges	27,000,000		27,000,000		55,000,000	57,000,000
Enterprise Excellence | Pre-tax exit and disposal costs and other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost incurred to date	1,700,000,000				1,700,000,000
Expected cost	1,800,000,000				1,800,000,000
Simplification
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges, net	43,000,000		18,000,000		78,000,000	25,000,000
Simplification | Selling, general, and administrative expense
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges, net	18,000,000				31,000,000
Charges			$ 9,000,000			$ 16,000,000
Simplification | Pre-tax exit and disposal costs and other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cost incurred to date	427,000,000				427,000,000
Expected cost	450,000,000				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	83,000,000				83,000,000
Restructuring reserve, noncurrent	$ 120,000,000				$ 120,000,000
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 (income) expense, net | Cardiovascular
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges		$ 155,000,000
Restructuring write down and impairment provisions				$ 668,000,000