Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2011

Stock-Based Compensation Tables [Abstract]

Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Text Block]

	Three months ended
	July 29,		July 30,
(in millions)	2011		2010
Stock options	$	15	$	22
Restricted stock awards/units		22		23
Employee stock purchase plan		4		4
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	41	$	49
Cost of products sold	$	3	$	6
Research and development expense		7		12
Selling, general, and administrative expense		31		31
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	41	$	49
Income tax benefits		(11)		(14)
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	30	$	35