Financing Arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

		April 27, 2012				April 29, 2011
(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	2012-2013	$	950	0.14%	-	$	1,500	0.22%	-
Capital lease obligations	2012-2013		14	3.38%	-		2	7.47%	-
Bank borrowings	2012-2013		200	0.93%	-		222	1.25%	-
Seven-year senior convertible notes	2013		2,200	1.63%	6.03%		-	-	-
Debt discount	2012-2013		(90)	-	-		(1)	-	-
Total Short-Term Borrowings		$	3,274			$	1,723
Long-Term Debt:
Contingent convertible debentures	2012	$	-	-	-	$	15	1.25%	-
Seven-year senior convertible notes	2013		-	-	-		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%		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%		500	4.13%	4.19%
Ten-year 2012 senior notes	2022		675	3.13%	3.16%		-	-	-
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%
Thirty-year 2012 senior notes	2042		400	4.50%	4.51%		-	-	-
Interest rate swaps	2013-2022		167	-	-		110	-	-
Gains from interest rate swap terminations	2012-2016		102	-	-		68	-	-
Capital lease obligations	2013-2025		165	3.57%	-		32	6.28%	-
Bank borrowings	2013		-	-	-		14	5.60%	-
Debt discount	2012-2013		-	-	-		(177)	-	-
Total Long-Term Debt		$	7,359			$	8,112

Equity and Debt Information for Senior Convertible Notes under Convertible Debt Guidance

	2013 Senior Convertible Notes
(in millions)	April 27,		April 29,
	2012		2011
Carrying amount of the equity component	$	547	$	547
Principal amount of the Senior Convertible Notes	$	2,200	$	2,200
Unamortized discount		(90)		(177)
Net carrying amount of the debt component	$	2,110	$	2,023

Interest Expense Amounts Related to Senior Convertible Notes

(in millions)	2013 Senior Convertible Notes				2011 Senior Convertible Notes
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Interest cost related to contractual interest coupon	$	36	$	36	$	-	$	32
Interest cost related to amortization of the discount		87		82		-		90

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

(in millions)
Fiscal Year	Obligation
2013	$	2,227
2014		563
2015		1,263
2016		1,113
2017		30
Thereafter		4,121
Total long-term debt		9,317
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		2,227
Long-term portion of long-term debt	$	7,090