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Identifies the named defendant in a lawsuit.

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The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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Contingencies (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2012 patent	Oct. 25, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 Litigation with Edwards USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2010 Litigation with Edwards USD ($)	Mar. 19, 2010 Litigation with Edwards patent	Oct. 26, 2012 Litigation with Edwards USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2013 Litigation with Edwards	Oct. 26, 2012 Litigation with Edwards USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2013 Litigation with Edwards Edwards Lifesciences, Inc. [Member] EUR (€)	May 31, 2012 Shareholder Related Matters Lawsuits	Sep. 12, 2013 Other Matters [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2013 Other Matters [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2013 Subsequent Event INFUSE Product Liability Litigation PersonalInjuryCases Lawsuits
Loss Contingency, Information about Litigation Matters
Name of defendant										Medtronic CoreValve LLC
Name of plaintiff										Edwards Lifesciences, Inc.
Patents allegedly infringed, number	3							3
Damages awarded to plaintiff							$ 74
Bond issued to enforce injunction												50
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number																700
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs																850
Settlement
Certain litigation charges, net		24	245	24	245				245		245				9
New claims filed, number													2
Litigation settlement amount														3
Payments for legal settlements				$ 3	$ 91	$ 84