SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2012	May 01, 2011	May 02, 2010
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax	$ (7.4)	$ (0.4)	$ 3.7
Cash Collateral for Wokers Compensation	7.8	27.2
Cash on Deposit for Banking Arrangments		20.0
Cash Collateral for Interest Rate Swap		3.9
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	9.0	9.2
Capital Leased Assets, Gross	34.0	37.4
Capital Leases, Lessee Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Accumulated Depreciation	(1.7)	(3.7)
Depreciation	238.6	227.4	236.9
Interest Costs Capitalized	2.8	1.6	2.8
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	6.0	6.0
Amortization of Intangible Assets	3.0	3.2	3.1
Advertising Expense	122.9	120.1	111.3
Research and Development Expense	75.9	47.0	38.8
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	1.7	1.8	1.7
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Estimatd Amortization of Intangible Assets, Next Five Years	$ 2.6