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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Summary of changes in the company's goodwill |
|  | U.S. Retail Coffee |  |  | U.S. Retail Consumer Foods |  |  | U.S. Retail Pet Foods |  |  | International, Foodservice, and Natural Foods |  |  | Total |
Balance at May 1, 2013 |  | $ | 1,720.3 |  |  | $ | 1,034.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 298.0 |  |  | $ | 3,052.9 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 22.8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 29.3 |  |  |  | 52.1 |
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2.4) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4.4) |  |  |  | (6.8) |
Balance at April 30, 2014 |  | $ | 1,743.1 |  |  | $ | 1,032.2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 322.9 |  |  | $ | 3,098.2 |
Acquisitions |  |  | (0.3) |  |  |  | 47.9 |  |  |  | 2,810.3 |  |  |  | 60.9 |  |  |  | 2,918.8 |
Other |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | (2.5) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4.8) |  |  |  | (7.2) |
Balance at April 30, 2015 |  | $ | 1,742.9 |  |  | $ | 1,077.6 |  |  | $ | 2,810.3 |  |  | $ | 379.0 |  |  | $ | 6,009.8 |
Other intangible assets and related accumulated amortization, impairment charges, and foreign currency exchange |
|  | April 30, 2015 |  |  | April 30, 2014 |
|  | Acquisition Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization/ Impairment Charges/ Foreign Currency Exchange |  |  | Net |  |  | Acquisition Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization/ Impairment Charges/ Foreign Currency Exchange |  |  | Net |
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer and contractual relationships |  | $ | 3,733.9 |  |  | $ | 477.9 |  |  | $ | 3,256.0 |  |  | $ | 1,436.2 |  |  | $ | 392.6 |  |  | $ | 1,043.6 |
Patents and technology |  |  | 169.0 |  |  |  | 74.8 |  |  |  | 94.2 |  |  |  | 164.5 |  |  |  | 61.9 |  |  |  | 102.6 |
Trademarks |  |  | 328.0 |  |  |  | 47.6 |  |  |  | 280.4 |  |  |  | 70.0 |  |  |  | 36.5 |  |  |  | 33.5 |
Total intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ | 4,230.9 |  |  | $ | 600.3 |  |  | $ | 3,630.6 |  |  | $ | 1,670.7 |  |  | $ | 491.0 |  |  | $ | 1,179.7 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  | $ | 3,338.0 |  |  | $ | 18.3 |  |  | $ | 3,319.7 |  |  | $ | 1,858.9 |  |  | $ | 14.3 |  |  | $ | 1,844.6 |
Total other intangible assets |  | $ | 7,568.9 |  |  | $ | 618.6 |  |  | $ | 6,950.3 |  |  | $ | 3,529.6 |  |  | $ | 505.3 |  |  | $ | 3,024.3 |

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