Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 24, 2015

Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents (in millions):

	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014
Cash	$	1,666.3	$	2,174.0
Cash equivalents		255.2		117.0
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,921.5	$	2,291.0

Inventories

Inventories (in millions):

	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014
Purchased components	$	36.2	$	17.6
Finished goods		110.3		104.8
Inventories	$	146.5	$	122.4

Other Current Assets

Other current assets (in millions):

	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	268.3	$	219.4
Deferred tax assets		253.5		270.3
Other current assets	$	521.8	$	489.7

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net (in millions):

	April 24, 2015			April 25, 2014
Land	$	265.5		$	265.7
Buildings and improvements		607.0			541.7
Leasehold improvements		106.6			102.9
Computer, production, engineering and other equipment		753.7			753.8
Computer software		371.9			369.1
Furniture and fixtures		85.4			86.4
Construction-in-progress		33.0			72.9
		2,223.1			2,192.5
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,193.2	)		(1,083.7	)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,029.9		$	1,108.8

Computer Software, Net Book Value

The net book value of computer software, which includes capitalized internal-use software development costs, is summarized below (in millions):

	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014
Computer software	$	58.5	$	103.5

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment, net is summarized below (in millions):

	Year Ended
	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014		April 26, 2013
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	243.5	$	275.0	$	258.8

Computer Software, Amortization Expense

Included in depreciation and amortization expense above is amortization related to computer software, as summarized below (in millions):

	Year Ended
	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014		April 26, 2013
Computer software amortization expense	$	84.6	$	74.4	$	76.7

Other Non-Current Assets

Other non-current assets (in millions):

	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014
Auction rate securities	$	—	$	36.0
Deferred tax assets		255.9		245.0
Other assets		225.1		243.1
Other non-current assets	$	481.0	$	524.1

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses (in millions):

	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	358.8	$	407.8
Product warranty liability		57.8		73.0
Other current liabilities		284.8		313.0
Accrued expenses	$	701.4	$	793.8

Product Warranty Liabilities

The following tables summarize the activity related to product warranty liabilities and their balances as reported in our consolidated balance sheets (in millions):

	Year Ended
	April 24, 2015			April 25, 2014
Balance at beginning of year	$	110.0		$	117.2
Expense accrued during the year		35.2			70.2
Warranty costs incurred		(59.5	)		(77.4	)
Balance at end of year	$	85.7		$	110.0

	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014
Accrued expenses	$	57.8	$	73.0
Other long-term liabilities		27.9		37.0
Total warranty liabilities	$	85.7	$	110.0

Deferred Revenue

Short-term and long-term deferred revenue (in millions):

	April 24, 2015		April 25, 2014
Product	$	17.4	$	23.4
Services		3,179.8		3,076.8
Total	$	3,197.2	$	3,100.2
Reported as:
Short-term	$	1,724.2	$	1,653.8
Long-term		1,473.0		1,446.4
Total	$	3,197.2	$	3,100.2