Financing Arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 25, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

Debt consisted of the following:

		April 25, 2014					April 26, 2013
(in millions, except interest rates)	Maturity by Fiscal Year	Payable			Effective Interest Rate		Payable			Effective Interest Rate
Short-Term Borrowings:
Commercial paper	2014	$	—		—		$	125		0.21	%
Capital lease obligations	2014-2015	14			3.33	%	14			3.30	%
Bank borrowings	2014-2015	337			0.35	%	221			0.57	%
3.000 percent five-year 2010 senior notes	2015	1,250			3.00	%	—			—
Interest rate swaps	2015	12			—		—			—
4.500 percent five-year 2009 senior notes	2014	—			—		550			4.50	%
Total Short-Term Borrowings		$	1,613				$	910
Long-Term Debt:
3.000 percent five-year 2010 senior notes	2015	—			—		1,250			3.00	%
4.750 percent ten-year 2005 senior notes	2016	600			4.76	%	600			4.76	%
2.625 percent five-year 2011 senior notes	2016	500			2.72	%	500			2.72	%
Floating rate three-year 2014 senior notes	2017	250			0.32	%	—			—
0.875 percent three-year 2014 senior notes	2017	250			0.91	%	—			—
1.375 percent five-year 2013 senior notes	2018	1,000			1.41	%	1,000			1.41	%
5.600 percent ten-year 2009 senior notes	2019	400			5.61	%	400			5.61	%
4.450 percent ten-year 2010 senior notes	2020	1,250			4.47	%	1,250			4.47	%
4.125 percent ten-year 2011 senior notes	2021	500			4.19	%	500			4.19	%
3.125 percent ten-year 2012 senior notes	2022	675			3.16	%	675			3.16	%
2.750 percent ten-year 2013 senior notes	2023	1,250			2.78	%	1,250			2.78	%
3.625 percent ten-year 2014 senior notes	2024	850			3.65	%	—			—
6.500 percent thirty-year 2009 senior notes	2039	300			6.52	%	300			6.52	%
5.550 percent thirty-year 2010 senior notes	2040	500			5.56	%	500			5.56	%
4.500 percent thirty-year 2012 senior notes	2042	400			4.51	%	400			4.51	%
4.000 percent thirty-year 2013 senior notes	2043	750			4.12	%	750			4.12	%
4.625 percent thirty-year 2014 senior notes	2044	650			4.67	%	—			—
Interest rate swaps	2015-2022	56			—		181			—
Deferred gains from interest rate swap terminations, net	—	20			—		50			—
Capital lease obligations	2015-2025	139			3.62	%	152			3.59	%
Bank borrowings	2015	—			—		3			5.00	%
Discount	2017-2044	(25		)	—		(20		)	—
Total Long-Term Debt		$	10,315				$	9,741

Schedule of Convertible Debt, Interest Information [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year
(in millions)	2013		2012
Interest cost related to contractual interest coupon	$	35	$	36
Interest cost related to amortization of the discount	90		87

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

(in millions) Fiscal Year
2015	$	1,601
2016	1,112
2017	531
2018	1,018
2019	419
Thereafter	7,184
Total debt	11,865
Less: Current portion of debt	1,601
Long-term portion of debt	$	10,264