Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

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,	2018			2019
Other current assets:
Prepaid taxes	$	196		$	191
Other	102			92
	$	298		$	283
Property, plant, and equipment:
Land	$	82		$	82
Buildings	568			617
Equipment	725			769
Construction in process	61			57
	1,436			1,525
Less accumulated depreciation	656			709
	$	780		$	816
Accounts payable and accrued expenses:
Accounts payable, trade	$	154		$	150
Accrued expenses:
Advertising and promotion	136			160
Compensation and commissions	99			84
Excise and other non-income taxes	77			63
Other	115			87
	427			394
	$	581		$	544
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Currency translation adjustments	$	(180	)	$	(207	)
Cash flow hedge adjustments	(17		)	31
Postretirement benefits adjustments	(181		)	(187		)
	$	(378	)	$	(363	)