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Segment, Geographic, And Significant Customer Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2012

Segment, Geographic, And Significant Customer Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenues By Geographic Region

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		January 27, 2012				January 28, 2011				January 27, 2012				January 28, 2011
Americas (United States, Canada and Latin America)*		$	853.7			$	702.8			$	2,564.2			$	2,094.2
Europe, Middle East and Africa			525.5				457.1				1,411.1				1,232.5
Asia Pacific and Japan			186.3				129.7				555.4				367.6
Net revenues		$	1,565.5			$	1,289.6			$	4,530.7			$	3,694.3

* Americas revenues consist of Americas commercial and U.S. public sector markets. Sales to customers inside the United States comprised $730.5 million and $631.2 million of Americas net revenues during the three months ended January 27, 2012 and January 28, 2011, respectively, and $2,190.2 million and $1,879.9 million of Americas net revenues during the nine months ended January 27, 2012 and January 28, 2011, respectively.

Schedule Of Total Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Investments

		January 27, 2012				April 29, 2011
United States		$	2,391.9			$	3,037.5
International			2,536.7				2,211.8
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and debt investments		$	4,928.6			$	5,249.3

Schedule Of Property And Equipment By Geographic Areas

		January 27, 2012				April 29, 2011
United States		$	982.6			$	840.2
International			99.2				71.4
Total property and equipment, net		$	1,081.8			$	911.6

Schedule Of International Sales To Single Foreign Countries

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		January 27, 2012				January 28, 2011				January 27, 2012				January 28, 2011
Germany		$	181.9			$	164.4			$	470.9			$	461.3

Schedule Of Entity-Wide Disclosure On Significant Customers

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		January 27, 2012				January 28, 2011				January 27, 2012				January 28, 2011
Arrow Electronics, Inc.		$	238.8			$	223.4			$	725.9			$	619.7
Avnet, Inc.			179.3				151.3				537.2				461.9

Schedule Of Accounts Receivable From Significant Customers

		January 27, 2012				April 29, 2011
Arrow Electronics, Inc.		$	N/A			$	101.4
Avnet, Inc.			70.9				107.5

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