CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 26, 2018	Jan. 27, 2017	Jan. 26, 2018	Jan. 27, 2017
Revenues:
Product	$ 920	$ 784	$ 2,450	$ 2,154
Software maintenance	237	240	711	723
Hardware maintenance and other services	366	380	1,109	1,161
Net revenues	1,523	1,404	4,270	4,038
Cost of revenues:
Cost of product	468	435	1,238	1,170
Cost of software maintenance	6	7	19	22
Cost of hardware maintenance and other services	108	111	336	369
Total cost of revenues	582	553	1,593	1,561
Gross profit	941	851	2,677	2,477
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	423	381	1,268	1,228
Research and development	193	181	580	588
General and administrative	72	64	209	201
Restructuring charges	0	52	0	52
Gain on sale of properties	(218)	(10)	(218)	(10)
Total operating expenses	470	668	1,839	2,059
Income from operations	471	183	838	418
Other income (expense), net	14	0	25	(1)
Income before income taxes	485	183	863	417
Provision for income taxes	991	37	1,058	98
Net income (loss)	$ (506)	$ 146	$ (195)	$ 319
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$ (1.89)	$ 0.53	$ (0.72)	$ 1.15
Diluted	$ (1.89)	$ 0.52	$ (0.72)	$ 1.13
Shares used in net income (loss) per share calculations:
Basic	268	274	269	277
Diluted	268	281	269	282
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.20	$ 0.19	$ 0.60	$ 0.57