Restructuring Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2012

	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
Payments/write-downs		(63)		-		(13)		(76)
Balance as of July 29, 2011	$	94	$	-	$	34	$	128
Payments/write-downs		(43)		-		(15)		(58)
Balance as of October 28, 2011	$	51	$	-	$	19	$	70
Payments/write-downs		(12)		-		(5)		(17)
Balance as of January 27, 2012	$	39	$	-	$	14	$	53

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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