Acquisitions and Acquisition-Related Items (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2011

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Fair Value of Contingent Milestone Payments Associated with Business Combination

	Fiscal Year
(in millions)	2011		2010
Beginning Balance	$	118	$	-
Purchase price contingent consideration		203		118
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		14		-
Ending Balance	$	335	$	118

Ardian Inc [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

(in millions)
Current assets	$	12
Property, plant, and equipment		1
IPR&D		191
Other intangible assets		55
Goodwill		807
Total assets acquired		1,066
Current liabilities		10
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net		36
Total liabilities assumed		46
Net assets acquired	$	1,020

Osteotech [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

(in millions)
Current assets	$	34
Property, plant, and equipment		21
IPR&D		1
Other intangible assets		46
Goodwill		19
Inventory		41
Other long-term assets		3
Total assets acquired		165
Current liabilities		19
Other long-term liabilities		15
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net		8
Total liabilities assumed		42
Net assets acquired	$	123

ATS Medical [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

(in millions)
Current assets	$	51
Property, plant, and equipment		7
IPR&D		6
Other intangible assets		101
Goodwill		209
Long-term deferred tax assets, net		34
Total assets acquired		408
Current liabilities		14
Total liabilities assumed		14
Net assets acquired	$	394

Invatec [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

(in millions)
Current assets	$	77
Property, plant, and equipment		32
IPR&D		114
Other intangible assets		228
Goodwill		161
Other assets		1
Total assets acquired		613
Current liabilities		46
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net		99
Total liabilities assumed		145
Net assets acquired	$	468

Core Valve [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

(in millions)
Current assets	$	20
Property, plant, and equipment		7
IPR&D		123
Other intangible assets		291
Goodwill		424
Total assets acquired		865
Current liabilities		65
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		100
Total liabilities assumed		165
Net assets acquired	$	700

Ablation Frontiers [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

(in millions)
Current assets	$	7
Property, plant, and equipment		1
IPR&D		97
Other intangible assets		63
Goodwill		107
Total assets acquired		275
Current liabilities		19
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		21
Total liabilities assumed		40
Net assets acquired	$	235

CryoCath Technologies [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

(in millions)
Current assets	$	24
Property, plant, and equipment		2
IPR&D		72
Other intangible assets		57
Goodwill		184
Long-term deferred tax assets		61
Total assets acquired		400
Current liabilities		30
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		15
Total liabilities assumed		45
Net assets acquired	$	355