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Acquisitions and Acquisition-Related Items - Contingent Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 29, 2016 | Jan. 23, 2015 | Jan. 29, 2016 | Jan. 23, 2015
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, Fair Value | $ 368 | $ 91 | $ 264 | $ 68
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Milestone Payments Associated with Acquisitions [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 368 | 91 | 264 | 68
Purchase price contingent consideration | 14 | 6 | 149 | 29
Contingent consideration payments | (2) | 0 | (22) | (5)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration | (9) | (4) | (20) | 1
Ending Balance | 371 | $ 93 | 371 | $ 93
Revenue-based payments [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted cash flow [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, Fair Value | 191 |  | 191 |
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Milestone Payments Associated with Acquisitions [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Ending Balance | 191 |  | $ 191 |
Revenue-based payments [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted cash flow [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  | 11.00% |
Probability of payment |  |  | 30.00% |
Revenue-based payments [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted cash flow [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  | 27.20% |
Probability of payment |  |  | 100.00% |
Product development-based payments [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted cash flow [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, Fair Value | 180 |  | $ 180 |
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Contingent Milestone Payments Associated with Acquisitions [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Ending Balance | $ 180 |  | $ 180 |
Product development-based payments [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted cash flow [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  | 0.30% |
Probability of payment |  |  | 75.00% |
Product development-based payments [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Discounted cash flow [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  | 5.50% |
Probability of payment |  |  | 100.00% |

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