Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

	North
	American
	Consumer									U.S.		Rest of
	Products			Europe			Asia/Pacific			Foodservice		World		Total
	(Thousands of Dollars)
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
Purchase accounting adjustments		—			—			—			—		1,980		1,980
Translation adjustments		(16	)		(27,061	)		13,669			—		2,907		(10,501	)
Balance at July 27, 2011	$	1,111,721		$	1,194,179		$	405,749		$	257,674	$	320,597	$	3,289,920

Finite-Lived Trademarks and other intangible assets

	July 27, 2011							April 27, 2011
			Accum							Accum
	Gross		Amort			Net		Gross		Amort			Net
	(Thousands of Dollars)
Trademarks	$	293,836	$	(84,453	)	$	209,383	$	297,020	$	(83,343	)	$	213,677
Licenses		208,186		(159,657	)		48,529		208,186		(158,228	)		49,958
Recipes/processes		90,553		(33,056	)		57,497		90,553		(31,988	)		58,565
Customer related assets		224,771		(61,268	)		163,503		224,173		(57,555	)		166,618
Other		52,233		(27,933	)		24,300		79,045		(54,833	)		24,212
	$	869,579	$	(366,367	)	$	503,212	$	898,977	$	(385,947	)	$	513,030