DEBT Term Loans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2013	Apr. 29, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 2,479.1	$ 1,937.3
Bank of America Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	200.0	0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description	scheduled maturity date of February 4, 2014
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	LIBOR plus 3.25% per annum or, at our election, a base rate plus 2.25% per annum
Debt Insturment, Prepayment Terms	subject to the payment of a prepayment premium of 1% applicable to prepayments made at any time during the first eight months of the term
Rabobank Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 200.0	$ 200.0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description	extended from June 2016 (fiscal 2017) to May 2018 (fiscal 2019)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	LIBOR plus 4%, or at our election, a base rate plus 3%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description	minimum interest coverage ratio (ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense) of not less than 1.75 to 1.0 commencing with our third quarter of fiscal 2013