CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2017	Oct. 28, 2016	Oct. 27, 2017	Oct. 28, 2016
Revenues:
Product	$ 807	$ 710	$ 1,530	$ 1,370
Software maintenance	240	242	474	483
Hardware maintenance and other services	375	388	743	781
Net revenues	1,422	1,340	2,747	2,634
Cost of revenues:
Cost of product	399	376	770	735
Cost of software maintenance	6	7	13	15
Cost of hardware maintenance and other services	115	128	228	258
Total cost of revenues	520	511	1,011	1,008
Gross profit	902	829	1,736	1,626
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	420	418	845	847
Research and development	194	200	387	407
General and administrative	69	69	137	137
Total operating expenses	683	687	1,369	1,391
Income from operations	219	142	367	235
Other income (expense), net	6	0	11	(1)
Income before income taxes	225	142	378	234
Provision for income taxes	50	33	67	61
Net income	$ 175	$ 109	$ 311	$ 173
Net income per share:
Basic	$ 0.65	$ 0.39	$ 1.15	$ 0.62
Diluted	$ 0.64	$ 0.38	$ 1.12	$ 0.61
Shares used in net income per share calculations:
Basic	269	278	270	278
Diluted	275	284	277	283
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.20	$ 0.19	$ 0.40	$ 0.38