Stockholders' Equity (Income Tax Benefits Associated With Employee Stock Transactions) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Apr. 27, 2012	Apr. 29, 2011	Apr. 30, 2010
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Income tax benefits associated with employee stock transactions	$ 107.5	$ 128.5	$ (0.9)

Tax benefits realized from the exercise of stock options resulting in reductions in the entity's income taxes, which increases net cash provided by operating activities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 20

-Section 55

-Paragraph 20

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6576910&loc=d3e11283-113907

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