Financing Arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2011

Financing Arrangements Tables [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt Instruments [Text Block]

		April 29, 2011				April 30, 2010
(in millions, except interest rates)	Maturity by Fiscal Year		Payable	Average Interest Rate	Effective Interest Rate		Payable	Average Interest Rate	Effective Interest Rate
Short-Term Borrowings:
Commercial paper	2012	$	1,500	0.22%	-	$	-	-	-
Capital lease obligations	2012		2	7.47%	-		-	-	-
Bank borrowings	2011-2013		222	1.25%	-		65	1.20%	-
Five-year senior convertible notes	2011		-	-	-		2,200	1.50%	5.97%
Five-year 2005 senior notes	2011		-	-	-		400	4.38%	4.43%
Debt discount	2011-2012		(1)	-	-		(90)	-	-
Total Short-Term Borrowings		$	1,723			$	2,575
Long-Term Debt:
Contingent convertible debentures	2012-2022	$	15	1.25%	-	$	15	1.25%	-
Seven-year senior convertible notes	2013		2,200	1.63%	6.03%		2,200	1.63%	6.03%
Five-year 2009 senior notes	2014		550	4.50%	4.50%		550	4.50%	4.50%
Five-year 2010 senior notes	2015		1,250	3.00%	3.00%		1,250	3.00%	3.00%
Ten-year 2005 senior notes	2016		600	4.75%	4.76%		600	4.75%	4.76%
Five-year 2011 senior notes	2016		500	2.63%	2.72%		-	-	-
Ten-year 2009 senior notes	2019		400	5.60%	5.61%		400	5.60%	5.61%
Ten-year 2010 senior notes	2020		1,250	4.45%	4.47%		1,250	4.45%	4.47%
Ten-year 2011 senior notes	2021		500	4.13%	4.19%		-	-	-
Thirty-year 2009 senior notes	2039		300	6.50%	6.52%		300	6.50%	6.52%
Thirty-year 2010 senior notes	2040		500	5.55%	5.56%		500	5.55%	5.56%
Interest rate swaps	2013-2021		110	-	-		33	-	-
Gains from interest rate swap terminations	2011-2016		68	-	-		41	-	-
Capital lease obligations	2013-2025		32	6.28%	-		18	4.21%	-
Bank borrowings	2013		14	5.60%	-		46	5.60%	-
Debt discount	2011-2013		(177)	-	-		(259)	-	-
Total Long-Term Debt		$	8,112			$	6,944

Convertible Debt [Text Block]

	2013 Senior Convertible Notes				2011 Senior Convertible Notes
(in millions)	April 29,		April 30,		April 29,		April 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Carrying amount of the equity component	$	547	$	547	$	-	$	420
Principal amount of the Senior Convertible Notes	$	2,200	$	2,200	$	-	$	2,200
Unamortized discount		(177)		(259)		-		(90)
Net carrying amount of the debt component	$	2,023	$	1,941	$	-	$	2,110
As of April 29, 2011, the unamortized balance of the debt discount for the 2013 Senior Convertible Notes will be amortized over the remaining life of such debt, which is approximately two years for the 2013 Senior Convertible Notes. The 2011 Senior Convertible Notes were repaid in April 2011. The following table provides interest expense amounts related to the Senior Convertible Notes:
	2013 Senior Convertible Notes				2011 Senior Convertible Notes
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Interest cost related to contractual interest coupon	$	36	$	36	$	32	$	34
Interest cost related to amortization of the discount		82		79		90		90

Schedule of Debt Maturities [Text Block]

(in millions)
Fiscal Year	Obligation
2012	$	34
2013		2,216
2014		552
2015		1,252
2016		1,102
Thereafter		2,974
Total long-term debt		8,130
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		34
Long-term portion of long-term debt	$	8,096