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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015
Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Fair value of derivative instruments |
|  | April 30, 2015 |  |  | April 30, 2014 |
|  | Other Current Assets |  |  | Other Current Liabilities |  |  | Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  | Other Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  | Other Current Assets |  |  | Other Current Liabilities |  |  | Other Noncurrent Liabilities |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23.4 |  |  | $ | 10.9 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate contract |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3.1 |
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41.4 |  |  | $ | 10.9 |  |  | $ | 3.1 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  | $ | 6.4 |  |  | $ | 23.9 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 5.8 |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  | 4.8 |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | — |
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  | $ | 11.2 |  |  | $ | 24.9 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 13.0 |  |  | $ | 6.5 |  |  | $ | — |
Total derivative instruments |  | $ | 11.2 |  |  | $ | 24.9 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 54.4 |  |  | $ | 17.4 |  |  | $ | 3.1 |
Commodity contracts gains and losses recognized on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges |
|  | Year Ended April 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
(Losses) gains recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income (effective portion) |  | $ | (4.0) |  |  | $ | 21.0 |
Gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to cost of products sold (effective portion) |  |  | 29.1 |  |  |  | (20.3) |
Losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense (effective portion) |  |  | (0.6) |  |  |  | (0.6) |
Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (32.5) |  |  | $ | 41.9 |
Gains recognized in cost of products sold (ineffective portion) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.4 |
Losses recognized in interest expense (ineffective portion) |  | $ | (0.1) |  |  | $ | — |
Net realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in cost of products of sold on derivatives not designated as qualified hedging instruments |
|  | Year Ended April 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
(Losses) gains on commodity contracts |  | $ | (48.5) |  |  | $ | 5.2 |
Gains on foreign exchange contracts |  |  | 8.8 |  |  |  | 3.3 |
Total (losses) gains recognized in costs of products sold |  | $ | (39.7) |  |  | $ | 8.5 |
Schedule of unallocated derivative (losses) gains |
|  | Year Ended April 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Net (losses) gains on mark-to-market valuation of unallocated derivative positions |  | $ | (39.7) |  |  | $ | 8.5 |
Net losses (gains) on derivative positions reclassified to segment operating profit |  |  | 15.2 |  |  |  | (3.2) |
Net mark-to-market valuation of certain derivative positions recognized in unallocated (losses) gains |  | $ | (24.5) |  |  | $ | 5.3 |
Outstanding derivative contracts |
|  | Year Ended April 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Commodity contracts |  | $ | 640.6 |  |  | $ | 790.3 |
Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |  | 136.4 |  |  |  | 158.1 |
Interest rate contract |  |  | — |  |  |  | 750.0 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the location and amount of derivative instruments and nonderivative instruments designated as hedging instruments reported before netting adjustments, and the amount of gain (loss) on derivative instruments and nonderivative instruments designated and qualified as hedging instruments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4C -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35706170&loc=SL5624171-113959 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4A -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35706170&loc=SL5618551-113959 + Details
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