Restructuring Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2011

Restructuring Charges Tables [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve

	Fiscal Year 2011 Initiative
(in millions)	Employee
	Termination		Asset			Other
	Costs		Write-downs			Costs	Total
Balance as of April 30, 2010	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Restructuring charges		162		24		71		257
Payments/write-downs		(5)		(24)		(24)		(53)
Balance as of April 29, 2011	$	157	$	-	$	47	$	204

	Fiscal Year 2009 Initiative
(in millions)	Employee
	Termination		Asset
	Costs		Write-downs		Total
Balance as of April 25, 2008	$	-	$	-	$	-
Restructuring charges		29		5		34
Payments/write-downs		(1)		(5)		(6)
Balance as of April 24, 2009	$	28	$	-	$	28
Restructuring charges		53		10		63
Reversal of excess accrual		(12)		-		(12)
Payments		(64)		(10)		(74)
Balance as of April 30, 2010	$	5	$	-	$	5
Payments/write-downs		(5)		-		(5)
Balance as of July 30, 2010	$	-	$	-	$	-

	Global Realignment Initiative
(in millions)	Employee
	Termination		Asset
	Costs		Write-downs		Total
Balance as of April 25, 2008	$	25	$	-	$	25
Restructuring charges		91		5		96
Reversal of excess accrual		(7)		-		(7)
Payments/write-downs		(89)		(5)		(94)
Currency adjustment, net		(5)		-		(5)
Balance as of April 24, 2009	$	15	$	-	$	15
Restructuring charges		-		5		5
Reversal of excess accrual		(8)		-		(8)
Payments/write-downs		(9)		(5)		(14)
Currency adjustment, net		2		-		2
Balance as of October 30, 2009	$	-	$	-	$	-