Acquisitions and Acquisition-Related Items Acquisitions and Acquisition-Related Items (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 25, 2014

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information

($ in millions)	Fair Value at April 25, 2014		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range
				Discount rate	13.5% - 24%
Revenue-based payments	$	43	Discounted cash flow	Probability of payment	100%
				Projected fiscal year of payment	2015 - 2019
				Discount rate	5.5%
Product development- based payments	$	25	Discounted cash flow	Probability of payment	75% - 100%
				Projected fiscal year of payment	2015 - 2018

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Consideration Associated with Acquisitions

	Fiscal Year
(in millions)	2014			2013
Beginning Balance	$	142		$	231
Purchase price contingent consideration	65			3
Contingent consideration payments	(1		)	(30		)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(138		)	(62		)
Ending Balance	$	68		$	142

TYRX

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:

(in millions)
Current assets	$	6
Property, plant, and equipment	1
Intangible assets	94
Goodwill	132
Total assets acquired	233
Current liabilities	4
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net	7
Total liabilities assumed	11
Net assets acquired	$	222

Cardiocom

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:

(in millions)
Current assets	$	14
Property, plant, and equipment	7
Intangible assets	61
Goodwill	123
Total assets acquired	205
Current liabilities	12
Total liabilities assumed	12
Net assets acquired	$	193

China Kanghui Holdings

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

(in millions)
Current assets	$	106
Property, plant, and equipment	56
Intangible assets	341
Goodwill	409
Other assets	11
Total assets acquired	923
Current liabilities	29
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net	77
Other long-term liabilities	1
Total liabilities assumed	107
Net assets acquired	$	816

Salient

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

(in millions)
Current assets	$	20
Property, plant, and equipment	11
IPR&D	44
Other intangible assets	154
Goodwill	348
Other assets	1
Total assets acquired	578
Current liabilities	43
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net	38
Total liabilities assumed	81
Net assets acquired	$	497

PEAK

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

(in millions)
Current assets	$	5
Property, plant, and equipment	5
Intangible assets	74
Goodwill	56
Total assets acquired	140
Current liabilities	10
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net	17
Total liabilities assumed	27
Net assets acquired	$	113