DEBT Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2012

DEBT [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt consists of the following: 

	April 29, 2012			May 1, 2011
	(in millions)
10% senior secured notes, due July 2014, including unamortized discounts of $7.0 million and $11.2 million	$	357.4		$	412.9
10% senior secured notes, due July 2014, including unamortized premiums of $4.4 million and $6.1 million	229.4			231.1
7.75% senior unsecured notes, due July 2017	500.0			500.0
4% senior unsecured Convertible Notes, due June 2013, including unamortized discounts of $26.8 million and $47.3 million	373.2			352.7
7.75% senior unsecured notes, due May 2013	160.0			160.0
7% senior unsecured notes, due August 2011, including unamortized premiums of $0.2 million	—			78.0
Floating rate senior secured term loan, due June 2016	200.0			200.0
Various, interest rates from 0% to 7.47%, due May 2012 through March 2017	117.3			160.0
Total debt	1,937.3			2,094.7
Current portion	(62.5		)	(143.2		)
Total long-term debt	$	1,874.8		$	1,951.5

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt are as follows: 

Fiscal Year	(in millions)
2013	$	62.5
2014	553.2
2015	604.3
2016	39.6
2017	177.7
Thereafter	500.0
Total debt	$	1,937.3