Employee Benefits and Deferred Compensation - Amount Contributed under 401(k) Plans (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2014	Apr. 26, 2013	Apr. 27, 2012
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]
401(k) matching contributions	$ 19.6	$ 19.9	$ 20.0

The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 70

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6414718&loc=d3e28014-114942

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