Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Jul. 25, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended July 25, 2014 and July 26, 2013 were 19.6 percent and 17.3 percent, respectively. The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended July 25, 2014 was primarily due to the tax impact of special charges, restructuring charges, net, acquisition-related items, and the expiration of the U.S. federal research and development tax credit on December 31, 2013, partially offset by the benefit from year-over-year changes in operational results by jurisdiction. During the three months ended July 25, 2014, the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits increased from $1.172 billion to $1.234 billion. In addition, the Company has accrued gross interest and penalties of $157 million as of July 25, 2014. If all of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits were recognized, approximately $1.138 billion would impact the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company has recorded the gross unrecognized tax benefits as a long-term liability, as it does not expect significant payments to occur or the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next 12 months. The Company will continue to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in the provision for income taxes in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings and record the liability in current or long-term accrued income taxes in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, as appropriate. As of July 25, 2014, there were no changes to significant unresolved matters with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or foreign tax authorities from what the Company disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 25, 2014.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Jul. 25, 2014

The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended July 25, 2014 and July 26, 2013 were 19.6 percent and 17.3 percent, respectively. The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended July 25, 2014 was primarily due to the tax impact of special charges, restructuring charges, net, acquisition-related items, and the expiration of the U.S. federal research and development tax credit on December 31, 2013, partially offset by the benefit from year-over-year changes in operational results by jurisdiction.

During the three months ended July 25, 2014, the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefits increased from $1.172 billion to $1.234 billion. In addition, the Company has accrued gross interest and penalties of $157 million as of July 25, 2014. If all of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits were recognized, approximately $1.138 billion would impact the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company has recorded the gross unrecognized tax benefits as a long-term liability, as it does not expect significant payments to occur or the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next 12 months.

The Company will continue to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in the provision for income taxes in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings and record the liability in current or long-term accrued income taxes in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, as appropriate.

As of July 25, 2014, there were no changes to significant unresolved matters with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or foreign tax authorities from what the Company disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 25, 2014.