Restructuring Charges

3 Months Ended

Jul. 26, 2019

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

13. Restructuring Charges `

In the first quarter of fiscal 2020, we announced a restructuring plan (the May 2019 Plan) to reduce costs and redirect resources to our highest return activities, which included a reduction in our global workforce by approximately 2%. Charges related to the plan consisted primarily of employee severance-related costs. We expect to complete all activities associated with the May 2019 plan by the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2020 with no significant additional charges.

Management has previously approved several restructuring actions, including the May 2018 Plan and April 2019 Plan, under which we reduced our global workforce by less than 2%, and approximately 1%, respectively. Charges related to our restructuring plans consisted primarily of employee severance-related costs. Substantially all activities under the May 2018 Plan were completed as of the end of fiscal 2019. We expect to complete all activities associated with the April 2019 plan by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2020 with no significant additional charges.

Activities related to our restructuring plans are summarized as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended														Three Months Ended
	July 26, 2019														July 27, 2018
	May 2019 Plan			April 2019 Plan			May 2018 Plan		November 2016 Plan			Total			May 2018 Plan			November 2016 Plan			Total
Balance at beginning of period	$	—		$	15		$	—	$	4		$	19		$	—		$	6		$	6
Net charges		21			—			—		—			21			19			—			19
Cash payments		(11	)		(9	)		—		—			(20	)		(9	)		(1	)		(10	)
Other		—			—			—		(4	)		(4	)		—			—			—
Balance at end of period	$	10		$	6		$	—	$	—		$	16		$	10		$	5		$	15

Upon adoption of the new lease accounting standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the remaining lease-related liabilities associated with the November 2016 Plan were recognized as a reduction to the lease right-of-use asset recorded at transition.