Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)	12 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2023	Apr. 29, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Increase (decrease) in tax rate resulting from:
U.S. state taxes, net of federal tax benefit	0.10%	0.20%	(1.10%)
Research and development credit	(1.90%)	(1.30%)	(2.30%)
Puerto Rico excise tax	(1.00%)	(1.10%)	(2.00%)
International	(8.20%)	(11.20%)	(12.60%)
Stock based compensation	0.20%	(0.80%)	(0.80%)
Interest on uncertain tax positions	0.70%	0.50%	0.90%
Base erosion anti-abuse tax	0.00%	0.90%	0.50%
Foreign derived intangible income benefit	(1.20%)	(1.00%)	(1.90%)
Certain tax adjustments	17.00%	(0.90%)	(1.00%)
Legal entity restructuring	0.00%	0.00%	1.80%
U.S. tax on foreign earnings	2.50%	2.20%	3.40%
Other, net	0.30%	(0.20%)	0.90%
Effective tax rate	29.50%	8.30%	6.80%

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Base Erosion And Anti-Abuse Tax, Percent

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, Percent

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Interest On Uncertain Tax Positions, Percent

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to Puerto Rico excise tax from intercompany purchases.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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