Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplemental information on year end balance sheets

Supplemental information on our year-end balance sheets is as follows:

April 30,	2015		2016
Other current assets:
Prepaid taxes	$	181	$	208
Other	151		149
	$	332	$	357
Property, plant, and equipment:
Land	$	72	$	76
Buildings	419		468
Equipment	561		619
Construction in process	88		54
	1,140		1,217
Less accumulated depreciation	554		588
	$	586	$	629
Accounts payable and accrued expenses:
Accounts payable, trade	$	123	$	121
Accrued expenses:
Advertising and promotion	128		133
Compensation and commissions	110		105
Excise and other non-income taxes	59		58
Other	77		84
	374		380
	$	497	$	501
Other liabilities:
Deferred benefit – tax (Note 11)	$	75	$	59
Other	89		87
	$	164	$	146