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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Quarterly Debt To EBITDA Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility, Available Increase In Borrowing Capacity

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Eleven

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Six

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed line of credit borrowings				$ 2,000,000,000
Repayments of senior debt			$ 650,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Repayments of lines of credit		$ 2,000,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			1,700,000,000
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal in year three			500,000,000.0
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal in year six			350,000,000.0
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal in year eleven			$ 650,000,000.0
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of senior debt	$ 650,000,000
2030 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 650,000,000.0
Interest rate	3.875%		3.875%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 2,000,000,000.0
Available increase in borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000.0
Maximum quarterly debt-to-EBITDA ratio			3.50
Maximum annual debt-to-EBITDA ratio			4.50
Minimum interest coverage ratio			2.50
Swingline Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 200,000,000.0
Standby Letters of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 50,000,000.0