Revenue - Summary of Activity Related to Deferred Revenue and Financed Unearned Services Revenue (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Oct. 25, 2019	Oct. 26, 2018
Contract With Customer Liability [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 3,668	$ 3,363
Additions	1,011	1,067
Revenue recognized during the period	(1,211)	(1,224)
Balance at end of period	$ 3,468	$ 3,206

Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118944033&loc=SL49130531-203044

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118944033&loc=SL49130532-203044

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant