SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2013	Apr. 29, 2012	May 01, 2011
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax	$ 1.1	$ (7.4)	$ (0.4)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	14.6	16.0
Capital Leased Assets, Gross	34.0	34.0
Capital Leases, Lessee Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Accumulated Depreciation	(3.1)	(1.7)
Depreciation	235.3	238.6	227.4
Interest Costs Capitalized	4.8	2.8	1.6
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	6.0	6.0
Amortization of Intangible Assets	3.1	3.0	3.2
Advertising Expense	143.1	122.9	120.1
Research and Development Expense	80.9	75.9	47.0
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	2.1	1.7	1.8
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Estimatd Amortization of Intangible Assets, Next Five Years	$ 3.4