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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Jan. 23, 2015
Jan. 24, 2014
Operating Activities:    
Net earnings $ 2,676us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 2,617us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 629us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 635us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 69us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 6us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Acquisition-related items 2mdt_NoncashAcquisitionRelatedGainsCharges 99mdt_NoncashAcquisitionRelatedGainsCharges
Provision for doubtful accounts 25us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts 34us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
Deferred income taxes (20)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits (61)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits
Stock-based compensation 115us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 108us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Other, net (96)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense (17)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:    
Accounts receivable, net (60)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndNotesReceivable 86us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndNotesReceivable
Inventories (245)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (119)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 702us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (301)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Other operating assets and liabilities (1)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 523us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet
Certain litigation charges, net 0us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision 24us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision
Certain litigation payments (806)us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements (3)us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,990us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 3,631us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Investing Activities:    
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (611)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (369)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Additions to property, plant, and equipment (316)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (291)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchases of investments (5,327)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments (7,992)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments
Sales and maturities of investments 4,351us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments 5,606us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments
Other investing activities, net 60us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities (23)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash used in investing activities (1,843)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (3,069)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Financing Activities:    
Acquisition-related contingent consideration (5)mdt_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationCashPayment (1)mdt_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationCashPayment
Change in short-term borrowings, net 7us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebtMaturingInThreeMonthsOrLess 935us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebtMaturingInThreeMonthsOrLess
Repayment of short-term borrowings (maturities greater than 90 days) (150)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfShortTermDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths (385)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfShortTermDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
Proceeds from short-term borrowings (maturities greater than 90 days) 150us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths 1,176us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 16,918us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Payments on long-term debt (13)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (10)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Dividends to shareholders (902)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (839)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Issuance of common stock 477us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity 1,056us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
Repurchase of common stock (1,620)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (2,153)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Other financing activities (64)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 20us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 14,798us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (201)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (117)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 24us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 15,828us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 385us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,403us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 919us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 17,231us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,304us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental Cash Flow Information    
Cash paid for income taxes 446us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 382us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Cash paid for interest $ 221us-gaap_InterestPaid $ 226us-gaap_InterestPaid