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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the first quarter ended July 29, 2012, by reportable segment, are as follows:
 
North
American
Consumer
Products
 
Europe
 
Asia/Pacific
 
U.S.
Foodservice
 
Rest of
World
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Balance at April 27, 2011
$
1,111,737

 
$
1,221,240

 
$
392,080

 
$
257,674

 
$
315,710

 
$
3,298,441

Purchase accounting adjustments
—

 
(600
)
 
—

 
—

 
1,380

 
780

Disposals
—

 
(1,532
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,532
)
Translation adjustments
(4,662
)
 
(73,820
)
 
3,119

 
—

 
(36,799
)
 
(112,162
)
Balance at April 29, 2012
1,107,075

 
1,145,288

 
395,199

 
257,674

 
280,291

 
3,185,527

Disposals
—

 
—

 
—

 
(899
)
 
—

 
(899
)
Translation adjustments
(3,291
)
 
(56,749
)
 
(4,797
)
 
—

 
(27,371
)
 
(92,208
)
Balance at July 29, 2012
$
1,103,784

 
$
1,088,539

 
$
390,402

 
$
256,775

 
$
252,920

 
$
3,092,420
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
Trademarks and other intangible assets at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, subject to amortization expense, are as follows:
 
July 29, 2012
 
April 29, 2012
 
Gross
 
Accum
Amort
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accum
Amort
 
Net
 
(In thousands)
Trademarks
$
272,493

 
$
(87,908
)
 
$
184,585

 
$
282,937

 
$
(87,925
)
 
$
195,012

Licenses
208,186

 
(165,374
)
 
42,812

 
208,186

 
(163,945
)
 
44,241

Recipes/processes
88,016

 
(36,378
)
 
51,638

 
89,207

 
(35,811
)
 
53,396

Customer-related assets
210,187

 
(70,063
)
 
140,124

 
216,755

 
(69,244
)
 
147,511

Other
47,174

 
(24,769
)
 
22,405

 
48,643

 
(25,442
)
 
23,201

 
$
826,056

 
$
(384,492
)
 
$
441,564

 
$
845,728

 
$
(382,367
)
 
$
463,361