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Restructuring Charges, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 30, 2015
Cost Synergies Initiative [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring Reserve | A summary of the activity related to the cost synergies initiative is presented below:
(in millions) | Employee Termination Costs |  | Asset Write-downs |  | Other Costs |  | Total
Balance as of April 24, 2015 | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 143 |
Restructuring charges | 52 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | 67 |
Payments/write-downs | (76 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (83 | )
Balance as of July 31, 2015 | $ | 112 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 127 |
Restructuring charges | 64 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 86 |
Payments/write-downs | (28 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (44 | )
Reversal of excess accrual | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13 | )
Balance as of October 30, 2015 | $ | 135 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 156 |
Covidien Initiative [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring Reserve | A summary of the activity related to the Covidien initiative is presented below:
(in millions) | Employee Termination Costs |  | Other Costs |  | Total
Balance as of April 24, 2015 | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 78 |
Payments | (13 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (18 | )
Balance as of July 31, 2015 | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 60 |
Payments | (8 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (14 | )
Balance as of October 30, 2015 | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 46 |

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