Stock Purchase and Awards Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2011

Stock Based Compensation Tables [Abstract]

Schedule of Weighted Average Fair Value And Assumptions Used For Options Granted

	Fiscal Year
	2011			2010			2009
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$	8.19		$	8.77		$	8.96
Assumptions used:
Expected life (years)(a)		6.30			6.16			6.05
Risk-free interest rate (b)		2.25	%		3.17	%		3.11	%
Volatility (c)		26.03	%		26.91	%		25.64	%
Dividend yield (d)		2.40	%		2.29	%		2.03	%

Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs

	Fiscal Year
(in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Stock options	$	87	$	112	$	140
Restricted stock awards		97		98		82
Employee stock purchase plan		14		15		15
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	198	$	225	$	237
Cost of products sold	$	22	$	26	$	28
Research and development expense		49		55		58
Selling, general, and administrative expense		127		144		151
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	198	$	225	$	237
Income tax benefits		(58)		(67)		(69)
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	140	$	158	$	168

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

	Fiscal Year
	2011				2010				2009
	Options (in thousands)		Wtd. Avg. Exercise Price		Options (in thousands)		Wtd. Avg. Exercise Price		Options (in thousands)		Wtd. Avg. Exercise Price
Beginning balance		89,613	$	46.13		93,394	$	46.57		92,444	$	47.21
Granted		6,371		37.59		7,863		35.81		12,447		37.25
Exercised		(627)		32.84		(3,126)		32.96		(8,046)		39.01
Canceled		(10,705)		48.91		(8,518)		46.27		(3,451)		47.59
Outstanding at year-end		84,652	$	45.23		89,613	$	46.13		93,394	$	46.57
Exercisable at year-end		66,286	$	47.24		67,944	$	48.24		67,795	$	47.78

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity

	Fiscal Year
	2011				2010				2009
	Awards (in thousands)		Wtd. Avg. Grant Price		Awards (in thousands)		Wtd. Avg. Grant Price		Awards (in thousands)		Wtd. Avg. Grant Price
Nonvested, beginning balance		8,909	$	42.67		8,346	$	43.88		5,789	$	49.24
Granted		2,682		37.52		2,783		34.92		3,520		36.47
Vested		(1,809)		47.28		(1,632)		35.36		(564)		12.26
Forfeited		(575)		40.12		(588)		43.52		(399)		51.17
Nonvested at year-end		9,207	$	40.42		8,909	$	42.67		8,346	$	43.88
Unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock awards as of April 29, 2011 was $142 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years and will be adjusted for any future changes in estimated forfeitures.