Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) [Abstract]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

	North
	American
	Consumer					Asia/			U.S.			Rest of
	Products		Europe			Pacific			Foodservice			World		Total
						(Thousands of Dollars)
Balance at April 29, 2009	$	1,074,841	$	1,090,998		$	248,222		$	260,523		$	13,204	$	2,687,788
Acquisitions		6,378		—			—			—			—		6,378
Purchase accounting adjustments		—		(895	)		(3,030	)		—			—		(3,925	)
Disposals		—		(483	)		—			(2,849	)		—		(3,332	)
Translation adjustments		21,672		17,124			44,233			—			980		84,009
Balance at April 28, 2010		1,102,891		1,106,744			289,425			257,674			14,184		2,770,918
Acquisitions		—		—			77,345			—			300,227		377,572
Purchase accounting adjustments		—		(278	)		(10,688	)		—			—		(10,966	)
Translation adjustments		8,846		114,774			35,998			—			1,299		160,917
Balance at April 27, 2011	$	1,111,737	$	1,221,240		$	392,080		$	257,674		$	315,710	$	3,298,441

Finite-Lived Trademarks and other intangible assets

	April 27, 2011							April 28, 2010
	Gross		Accum Amort			Net		Gross		Accum Amort			Net
						(Thousands of dollars)
Trademarks	$	297,020	$	(83,343	)	$	213,677	$	267,435	$	(73,500	)	$	193,935
Licenses		208,186		(158,228	)		49,958		208,186		(152,509	)		55,677
Recipes/processes		90,553		(31,988	)		58,565		78,080		(26,714	)		51,366
Customer-related assets		224,173		(57,555	)		166,618		180,302		(43,316	)		136,986
Other		79,045		(54,833	)		24,212		66,807		(54,157	)		12,650
	$	898,977	$	(385,947	)	$	513,030	$	800,810	$	(350,196	)	$	450,614