Acquisitions and Acquisition-Related Items (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2012

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions Contingent Consideration

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
(in millions)	January 27, 2012		January 28, 2011		January 27, 2012		January 28, 2011
Beginning Balance	$	288	$	136	$	335	$	118
Purchase price contingent consideration		-		185		2		201
Contingent milestone payments		-		-		(66)		-
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		15		-		32		2
Ending Balance	$	303	$	321	$	303	$	321

Salient

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation

(in millions)
Current assets	$	20
Property, plant, and equipment		11
IPR&D		44
Other intangible assets		154
Goodwill		348
Other assets		1
Total assets acquired		578
Current liabilities		43
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net		38
Total liabilities assumed		81
Net assets acquired	$	497

PEAK

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation

(in millions)
Current assets	$	5
Property, plant, and equipment		5
Other intangible assets		74
Goodwill		56
Total assets acquired		140
Current liabilities		10
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net		17
Total liabilities assumed		27
Net assets acquired	$	113

Ardian

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation

(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

Ostotech

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation

(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

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation

(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