Changes in Equity Changes in Equity 2 (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Oct. 26, 2011	Oct. 27, 2010	Oct. 26, 2011 P.T. Heinz ABC Indonesia [Member]	Jul. 27, 2011 P.T. Heinz ABC Indonesia [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Purchase of Interests			$ 10.00%
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries	$ (54,824,000)	$ 0	$ (54,800,000)
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent				65.00%

The cash outflow associated with the purchase of noncontrolling interest during the period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 17

-Subparagraph b

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (b)

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