Restructuring Charges (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2012

	Fiscal Year 2012 Initiative
(in millions)	Employee Termination Costs		Asset Write-downs			Other Costs	Total
Balance as of April 29, 2011	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Restructuring charges		66		9		43		118
Payments/write-downs		(2)		(9)		(16)		(27)
Balance as of April 27, 2012	$	64	$	-	$	27	$	91
Payments/write-downs		(26)		-		(17)		(43)
Balance as of July 27, 2012	$	38	$	-	$	10	$	48
Payments/write-downs		(17)		-		(4)		(21)
Balance as of October 26, 2012	$	21	$	-	$	6	$	27

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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