Restructuring Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 25, 2013

A summary of the activity related to the fiscal year 2012 initiative is presented below:



	Fiscal Year 2012 Initiative
(in millions)	Employee Termination Costs			Asset Write- downs			Other Costs			Total
Balance as of April 29, 2011	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Restructuring charges	66			9			43			118
Payments/write-downs	(2		)	(9		)	(16		)	(27		)
Balance as of April 27, 2012	$	64		$	—		$	27		$	91
Payments/write-downs	(26		)	—			(17		)	(43		)
Balance as of July 27, 2012	$	38		$	—		$	10		$	48
Payments/write-downs	(17		)	—			(4		)	(21		)
Balance as of October 26, 2012	$	21		$	—		$	6		$	27
Payments/write-downs	(5		)	—			(1		)	(6		)
Balance as of January 25, 2013	$	16		$	—		$	5		$	21

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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