Supplemental Financial Information - Summary of Components of Deferred Revenue and Financed Unearned Services Revenue (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 25, 2024	Apr. 26, 2024
Contract With Customer Liability [Line Items]
Total	$ 4,100	$ 4,234
Short-term	2,045	2,176
Long-term	2,055	2,058
Deferred product revenue
Contract With Customer Liability [Line Items]
Total	57	59
Deferred services revenue
Contract With Customer Liability [Line Items]
Total	4,001	4,123
Financed unearned services revenue
Contract With Customer Liability [Line Items]
Total	$ 42	$ 52

Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable, classified as noncurrent.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479837/606-10-45-1

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479806/606-10-50-8

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479837/606-10-45-2

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