Debt	9 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt On December 1, 2011, the Company remarketed the $119 million remarketable securities at a rate of 6.049%. The next remarketing is scheduled for December 1, 2014. On the same date, the Company entered into a total rate of return swap with a notional amount of $119 million as an economic hedge to reduce the interest cost related to these remarketable securities (see Note 15 for further details). During the second quarter of Fiscal 2012, the Company issued $300 million 2.00% Notes due 2016 and $400 million 3.125% Notes due 2021. The proceeds from both transactions will be used for the repayment of commercial paper and to pre-fund the repayment of the Company's $600 million notes maturing on March 15, 2012. During the first quarter of Fiscal 2012, the Company modified its $1.2 billion credit agreement to increase the available borrowings under the facility to $1.5 billion as well as to extend its maturity date from April 2012 to June 2016. This credit agreement supports the Company's commercial paper borrowings. As a result, the commercial paper borrowings are classified as long-term debt based upon the Company's intent and ability to refinance these borrowings on a long-term basis. During the first quarter of Fiscal 2012, the Company issued $500 million of private placement notes at an average interest rate of 3.48% with maturities of three, five, seven and ten years. Additionally, during the first quarter of Fiscal 2012, the Company issued $100 million of private placement notes at an average interest rate of 3.38% with maturities of five and seven years. These proceeds were used to pay off the Company's $750 million of notes, which matured on July 15, 2011. Certain of the Company's debt agreements contain customary covenants, including a leverage ratio covenant. The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of January 25, 2012.

Debt

9 Months Ended

Jan. 25, 2012

On December 1, 2011, the Company remarketed the $119 million remarketable securities at a rate of 6.049%. The next remarketing is scheduled for December 1, 2014. On the same date, the Company entered into a total rate of return swap with a notional amount of $119 million as an economic hedge to reduce the interest cost related to these remarketable securities (see Note 15 for further details).

During the second quarter of Fiscal 2012, the Company issued $300 million 2.00% Notes due 2016 and $400 million 3.125% Notes due 2021. The proceeds from both transactions will be used for the repayment of commercial paper and to pre-fund the repayment of the Company's $600 million notes maturing on March 15, 2012.

During the first quarter of Fiscal 2012, the Company modified its $1.2 billion credit agreement to increase the available borrowings under the facility to $1.5 billion as well as to extend its maturity date from April 2012 to June 2016. This credit agreement supports the Company's commercial paper borrowings. As a result, the commercial paper borrowings are classified as long-term debt based upon the Company's intent and ability to refinance these borrowings on a long-term basis.

During the first quarter of Fiscal 2012, the Company issued $500 million of private placement notes at an average interest rate of 3.48% with maturities of three, five, seven and ten years. Additionally, during the first quarter of Fiscal 2012, the Company issued $100 million of private placement notes at an average interest rate of 3.38% with maturities of five and seven years. These proceeds were used to pay off the Company's $750 million of notes, which matured on July 15, 2011.

Certain of the Company's debt agreements contain customary covenants, including a leverage ratio covenant. The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of January 25, 2012.