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Restructuring Charges
12 Months Ended
Apr. 24, 2020
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring Charges

13. Restructuring Charges

In the first quarter of fiscal 2020, we announced a restructuring plan (the May 2019 Plan) to reduce costs and redirect resources to our highest return activities, which included a reduction in our global workforce of approximately 2%. Charges related to the plan consisted primarily of employee severance-related costs. Substantially all activities under the plan have been completed.

Management has previously approved several restructuring actions, including the November 2016 Plan, May 2018 Plan and April 2019 Plan, under which we reduced our global workforce by 6%, less than 2%, and approximately 1%, respectively. Charges related to our restructuring plans consisted primarily of employee severance-related costs. Substantially all activities under the November 2016 Plan and the May 2018 Plan were complete as of the end of fiscal 2018 and 2019, respectively. Substantially all activities under the April 2019 Plan were complete as of the end of fiscal 2020.

Activities related to our restructuring plans are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

May 2019 Plan

 

 

April 2019 Plan

 

 

May 2018 Plan

 

 

November 2016 Plan

 

 

Total

 

Balance as of April 28, 2017

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

13

 

Net charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(7

)

Balance as of April 27, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Net charges

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

Cash payments

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(22

)

Balance as of April 26, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

19

 

Net charges

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

Cash payments

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(35

)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(4

)

Balance as of April 24, 2020

 

$

1

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1

 

 

Upon adoption of the new lease accounting standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the remaining lease-related liabilities associated with the November 2016 Plan were recognized as a reduction to the lease right-of-use asset recorded at transition.

Liabilities for our restructuring activities are included in accrued expenses in our consolidated balance sheets.