Income Taxes 2 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2012	Apr. 27, 2011	Apr. 28, 2010
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Domestic	$ 312,197	$ 463,142	$ 499,059
Foreign	871,246	911,027	791,395
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$ 1,183,443	$ 1,374,169	$ 1,290,454

The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations.

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-Number 210

-Article 4

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

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