Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2011

Segment And Geographic Information Tables [Abstract]

Schedule of Reporting Segment Revenue

	Fiscal Year
(in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Cardiac and Vascular Group	$	8,544	$	8,557	$	7,794
Restorative Therapies Group		7,389		7,260		6,805
Total Net Sales	$	15,933	$	15,817	$	14,599

Schedule of Reporting Segment Earnings Before Income Taxes

	Fiscal Year
(in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Cardiac and Vascular Group	$	2,887	$	2,935	$	2,648
Restorative Therapies Group		2,085		2,024		1,823
Total Reportable Segments' Earnings Before Income Taxes		4,972		4,959		4,471
Special charges		-		-		(100)
Restructuring charges		(261)		(50)		(120)
Certain litigation charges, net		(245)		(374)		(714)
Acquisition-related items		(14)		(23)		(621)
Interest expense, net		(278)		(246)		(183)
Corporate		(451)		(297)		(293)
Total Earnings Before Income Taxes	$	3,723	$	3,969	$	2,440

Schedule of Reporting Segment Net Assets

The following table presents the Company's net assets by reportable segment:
	April 29,		April 30,
(in millions)	2011		2010
Cardiac and Vascular Group	$	6,774	$	6,117
Restorative Therapies Group		10,539		10,638
Total Net Assets of Reportable Segments		17,313		16,755
Short-term borrowings		(1,723)		(2,575)
Long-term debt		(8,112)		(6,944)
Corporate		8,490		7,393
Total Net Assets	$	15,968	$	14,629

Schedule of Reporting Segment By Region

Geographic Information
Net sales to external customers by geography are as follows:
(in millions)	United States		Europe		Asia Pacific		Other Foreign		Consolidated
Fiscal Year 2011
Net sales to external customers	$	9,120	$	4,084	$	2,114	$	615	$	15,933
Long-lived assets*	$	2,225	$	415	$	158	$	75	$	2,873
Fiscal Year 2010
Net sales to external customers	$	9,366	$	4,014	$	1,903	$	534	$	15,817
Long-lived assets*	$	2,043	$	393	$	161	$	72	$	2,669
Fiscal Year 2009
Net sales to external customers	$	8,987	$	3,564	$	1,558	$	490	$	14,599
Long-lived assets*	$	2,036	$	482	$	126	$	51	$	2,695
*  Excludes other long-term instruments, goodwill, other intangible assets, net, and long-term deferred tax assets, net, as applicable.
No single customer represented over 10 percent of the Company’s consolidated net sales in fiscal years 2011, 2010, or 2009.