Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2012

Information by Level for Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

	Fair Value		Fair Value Measurements
	as of		Using Inputs Considered as
(in millions)	April 27, 2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Corporate debt securities	$	3,541	$	-	$	3,531	$	10
Auction rate securities		127		-		-		127
Mortgage-backed securities		839		-		810		29
U.S. government and agency securities		3,084		1,511		1,573		-
Foreign government and agency securities		67		-		67		-
Certificates of deposit		47		-		47		-
Other asset-backed securities		537		-		531		6
Marketable equity securities		253		253		-		-
Exchange-traded funds		46		46		-		-
Derivative assets		254		87		167		-
Total assets	$	8,795	$	1,897	$	6,726	$	172

Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	82	$	37	$	45	$	-
Total liabilities	$	82	$	37	$	45	$	-

			Fair Value Measurements
	Fair Value at		Using Inputs Considered as
(in millions)	April 29, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Corporate debt securities	$	1,961	$	-	$	1,944	$	17
Auction rate securities		133		-		-		133
Mortgage-backed securities		785		-		750		35
U.S. government and agency securities		2,756		1,453		1,303		-
Foreign government and agency securities		131		-		131		-
Certificates of deposit		119		-		119		-
Other asset-backed securities		349		-		343		6
Marketable equity securities		237		237		-		-
Exchange-traded funds		39		39		-		-
Derivative assets		130		21		109		-
Total assets	$	6,640	$	1,750	$	4,699	$	191

Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	303	$	303	$	-	$	-
Total liabilities	$	303	$	303	$	-	$	-

Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information

($ in millions)		Valuation Technique		Unobservable Input		Range (Weighted Average)
Auction rate securities		Discounted cash flow		Years to principal recovery Illiquidity premium		2 yrs - 12 yrs (3 yrs) 6%

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis that Used Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)


(in millions)	Total Level 3 Investments		Corporate debt securities		Auction rate securities		Mortgage-backed securities		Other asset-backed securities
Balance as of April 29, 2011	$	191	$	17	$	133	$	35	$	6
Total realized losses and other-than-temporary impairment losses included in earnings		(3)		(1)		-		(1)		(1)
Total unrealized gains/(losses) included in other comprehensive income		9		1		8		(1)		1
Settlements		(25)		(7)		(14)		(4)		-
Balance as of April 27, 2012	$	172	$	10	$	127	$	29	$	6


(in millions)	Total Level 3 Investments		Corporate debt securities		Auction rate securities		Mortgage-backed securities		Other asset-backed securities
Balance as of April 30, 2010	$	213	$	16	$	142	$	39	$	16
Total realized losses and other-than-temporary impairment losses included in earnings		(6)		(2)		-		(4)		-
Total unrealized gains/(losses) included in other comprehensive income		27		4		20		3		-
Settlements		(43)		(1)		(29)		(3)		(10)
Balance as of April 29, 2011	$	191	$	17	$	133	$	35	$	6

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Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income, and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset.

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