Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 25, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

	North American Consumer Products			Europe			Asia/Pacific			U.S. Foodservice		Rest of World			Total
	(Thousands of Dollars)
Balance at April 28, 2010	$	1,102,891		$	1,106,744		$	289,425		$	257,674	$	14,184		$	2,770,918
Acquisitions	—			—			77,345			—		300,227			377,572
Purchase accounting adjustments	—			(278		)	(10,688		)	—		—			(10,966		)
Translation adjustments	8,846			114,774			35,998			—		1,299			160,917
Balance at April 27, 2011	1,111,737			1,221,240			392,080			257,674		315,710			3,298,441
Purchase accounting adjustments	—			—			—			—		1,380			1,380
Translation adjustments	(8,093		)	(103,344		)	2,868			—		(42,999		)	(151,568		)
Balance at January 25, 2012	$	1,103,644		$	1,117,896		$	394,948		$	257,674	$	274,091		$	3,148,253

Finite-Lived Trademarks and other intangible assets

	January 25, 2012							April 27, 2011
	Gross		Accum Amort			Net		Gross		Accum Amort			Net
	(Thousands of Dollars)
Trademarks	$	279,956	$	(85,476	)	$	194,480	$	297,020	$	(83,343	)	$	213,677
Licenses	208,186		(162,515		)	45,671		208,186		(158,228		)	49,958
Recipes/processes	88,674		(34,567		)	54,107		90,553		(31,988		)	58,565
Customer-related assets	213,388		(64,709		)	148,679		224,173		(57,555		)	166,618
Other	49,236		(25,836		)	23,400		79,045		(54,833		)	24,212
	$	839,440	$	(373,103	)	$	466,337	$	898,977	$	(385,947	)	$	513,030