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Revenue - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 25, 2019 | Oct. 26, 2018
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Abstract] |  |
Revenue recognized | $ 1,045 | $ 1,019
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations | $ 3,468 |

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- Definition Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130556-203045 + Details
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