CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 24, 2020	Apr. 26, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 730	$ 819	$ 1,169
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	207	193	197
Non-cash operating lease cost	52	51	0
Stock-based compensation	197	153	158
Deferred income taxes	(6)	(17)	(3)
Gain on sale or derecognition of assets	(156)	(38)	(73)
Other items, net	24	1	2
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
Accounts receivable	62	238	(185)
Inventories	31	(14)	(9)
Other operating assets	(60)	84	(73)
Accounts payable	(11)	(117)	(57)
Accrued expenses	134	(177)	42
Deferred revenue and financed unearned services revenue	193	54	343
Long-term taxes payable	(57)	(163)	(164)
Other operating liabilities	(7)	(7)	(6)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,333	1,060	1,341
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments	(5)	(13)	(41)
Maturities, sales and collections of investments	165	1,383	917
Purchases of property and equipment	(162)	(124)	(173)
Proceeds from sale of properties	371	96	0
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(350)	(73)	(3)
Other investing activities, net	2	0	4
Net cash provided by investing activities	21	1,269	704
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock award plans	98	102	121
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of stock awards	(42)	(79)	(96)
Repurchase of common stock	(125)	(1,411)	(2,111)
(Repayments of) proceeds from commercial paper notes, original maturities of three months or less, net	(420)	172	(136)
Issuances of debt, net of issuance costs	2,057	111	0
Repayments and extinguishment of debt	(689)	(410)	0
Dividends paid	(427)	(439)	(403)
Other financing activities, net	(8)	(6)	(6)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	444	(1,960)	(2,631)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	71	(34)	(30)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,869	335	(616)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	2,666	2,331	2,947
End of period	$ 4,535	$ 2,666	$ 2,331