DEBT Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt consists of the following: 

	April 28, 2013			April 29, 2012
	(in millions)
6.625% senior unsecured notes, due August 2022, including unamortized discounts of $4.7 million	$	995.3		$	—
10% senior secured notes, due July 2014, including unamortized discounts of $7.0 million	—			357.4
10% senior secured notes, due July 2014, including unamortized premiums of $4.4 million	—			229.4
7.75% senior unsecured notes, due July 2017	500.0			500.0
4% senior unsecured Convertible Notes, due June 2013, including unamortized discounts of $4.1 million and $26.8 million	395.9			373.2
7.75% senior unsecured notes, due May 2013	55.0			160.0
Floating rate senior unsecured term loan, due May 2018	200.0			200.0
Floating rate senior unsecured term loan, due February 2014	200.0			—
Various, interest rates from 0.0% to 7.22%, due May 2013 through June 2017	132.9			117.3
Total debt	2,479.1			1,937.3
Current portion	(675.1		)	(62.5		)
Total long-term debt	$	1,804.0		$	1,874.8

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

Scheduled maturities of total debt are as follows: 

Fiscal Year	(in millions)
2014	$	675.1
2015	70.6
2016	40.5
2017	3.8
2018	518.7
Thereafter	1,170.4
Total debt	$	2,479.1